Where does “swolwen” come from?

swolwen (Middle English) comes from Old English swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

swolwen (Middle English): To swallow; to cause to pass into the stomach

Definitions

  1. To swallow; to cause to pass into the stomach

Ancestry of “swolwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswelganto swallow; to eat up, devour
2Proto-West Germanic*swelgan—
3Proto-Germanicswelganąto gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswelk-to gulp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelganą →
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