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Where does “ġeswollen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ġeswollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswullanaz—
2Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “ġeswollen”

  • swollen
  • unswollen
  • overswollen
  • swollenness
  • preswollen
  • nonswollen
  • swollenly
  • ȝeswollen
  • yswolle
  • y-swolle
  • swollen
  • i-swolle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →