Where does “svælta” come from?

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

svælta (Old Swedish): to starve

Definitions

  1. to starve

Ancestry of “svælta”, 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 “svælta”

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