Where does “swelgan” come from?

swelgan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

swelgan (Old High German): to swallow

Definitions

  1. to swallow

Ancestry of “swelgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swelgan—
2Proto-Germanicswelganąto gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelk-to gulp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swelgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelganą →