Where does “sulten” come from?

sulten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse soltinn, from Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic sweltaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

sulten (Norwegian Bokmål): hungry; definite singular of sult

Definitions

  1. hungry; definite singular of sult

Ancestry of “sulten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesoltinndead; hungry, starving; past participle of svelta
2Old Norsesveltato starve, to have hunger; to starve
3Proto-Germanicsweltanąto die; succumb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sweltaną →Every word from Old Norse svelta →