Where does “svälta” come from?

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

svälta (Swedish): to hunger, to starve; to let hunger, to let...

Definitions

to hunger, to starve; to let hunger, to let...

Ancestry of “svälta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Swedish	svælta	to starve
2	Old Norse	svelta	to starve, to have hunger; to starve
3	Proto-Germanic	sweltaną	to die; succumb
4	Proto-Indo-European	swel-	to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

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