Where does “svelga” come from?

svelga (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svelge, from Old Norse svelga, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svelga (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of svelg; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. definite plural of svelg; inflection of...

Ancestry of “svelga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvelgeto swallow
2Old Norsesvelgato swallow
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 →