Where does “swelten” come from?
swelten (Middle English) comes from Old English sweltan, from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic sweltaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
swelten (Middle English): to die; faint
Ancestry of “swelten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | sweltan | to die |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sweltan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sweltaną | to die; succumb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
Words derived from “swelten”