Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swelaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *swel- (to burn), cognate with Lithuanian svìlti (to singe) and Latvian svals (vapor, smoke).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*swelaną[1][2][3]

  1. to burn

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swelan
    • Old English: swelan
    • Old Saxon: *swelan
    • Old High German: *swelan

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swelan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 498
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swelanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 393
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “SWEL-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 488