Where does “svälla” come from?

svälla (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish svælla, from Old Norse svella, from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svälla (Swedish): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “svälla”, step by step

svälla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish svælla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsvællato swell
2Old Norsesvellato swell
3Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Swedish svall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvallswell, surge
2GermanSchwallflood
3Middle High Germanswal—

Words derived from “svälla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old Norse svella →