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,...
Ancestry of “swillan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *swilljan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swiljaną | to gulp, swallow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
Words derived from “swillan”