Where does “svælla” come from?

svælla (Scanian) comes from Old Norse svelga, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svælla (Scanian): to swallow

Definitions

  1. to swallow

Ancestry of “svælla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvelgato swallow
2Proto-Germanicswelganąto gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelk-to gulp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelganą →