Where does “svelta” come from?

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

svelta (Old Norse): to starve, to have hunger; to starve

Definitions

  1. to starve, to have hunger; to starve

Ancestry of “svelta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsweltanąto die; succumb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “svelta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sweltaną →