Where does “*swelgan” come from?

*swelgan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Ancestry of “*swelgan”, 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 “*swelgan”

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