Where does “svolt” come from?
svolt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sultr, from Proto-Germanic swultiz, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
svolt (Norwegian Nynorsk): hunger
Ancestry of “svolt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sultr | hunger; famine |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swultiz | starvation, death, hunger |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |