Where does “swǣlan” come from?

swǣlan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *swelan, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Ancestry of “swǣlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*swelan—
2Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swǣlan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swelan →