Where does “swelan” come from?

swelan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic swelan, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Ancestry of “swelan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswelanto burn
2Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swelan

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