Where does “swillan” come from?

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

swillan (Old English): to gargle

Definitions

  1. to gargle

Ancestry of “swillan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swilljan—
2Proto-Germanicswiljanąto gulp, swallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swillan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiljaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swilljan →