Where does “*sweltan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*sweltan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*sweltan”

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