Where does “swelli” come from?

swelli (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Ancestry of “swelli”, step by step

swelli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic sulī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Proto-Germanic swalī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswalī—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swelli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →
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