Where does “swollen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swollen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swollen”

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