Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “smolder” come from?

smolder (Middle English) comes from Proto-West Germanic smolōn.

smolder (Middle English): smoke, smoky vapour

Definitions

  1. smoke, smoky vapour

Ancestry of “smolder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsmolōn—

Words derived from “smolder”

  • smoldering
  • smolder
  • smolderingly
  • smolderer
  • smolderen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic smolōn →