Where does “svelga” come from?

svelga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svelga (Old Norse): to swallow

Definitions

  1. to swallow

Ancestry of “svelga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svelga”

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