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

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “svolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesultrhunger; famine
2Proto-Germanicswultizstarvation, death, hunger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swultiz →Every word from Old Norse sultr →