Where does “swellan” come from?

swellan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

swellan (Old Dutch): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “swellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swellan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →