Where does “swellan” come from?

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

swellan (Old English): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “swellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swellan—
2Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
3Proto-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 →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swellan →