Where does “swellen” come from?

swellen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swellan, from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

swellen (Middle Dutch): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “swellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswellanto swell
2Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old Dutch swellan →
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