Where does “swall” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsweall—
2Proto-Germanicswall—
3Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swall →