Where does “swelgen” come from?
swelgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old High German swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
swelgen (Middle Dutch): to swallow; to devour
Definitions
- to swallow; to devour
Ancestry of “swelgen”, step by step
swelgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German swelgan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | swelgan | to swallow |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swelgan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swelganą | to gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swelk- | to gulp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Old Dutch swelgan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | swelgan | to devour, swallow |