Where does “soltinn” come from?

soltinn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic sweltaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

soltinn (Old Norse): dead; hungry, starving; past participle of svelta

Definitions

  1. dead; hungry, starving; past participle of svelta

Ancestry of “soltinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesveltato starve, to have hunger; to starve
2Proto-Germanicsweltanąto die; succumb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “soltinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sweltaną →Every word from Old Norse svelta →