schwelen

German

Etymology

18th century, from Low German swelen, from Middle Low German swēlen, from Old Saxon *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to smoulder, burn slowly”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to shine, warm, burn”). Cognate with Dutch zwelen, Old English swelan. Also related with German schwül (“sultry”), Old Norse svalr (“cold”), whence Danish sval.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃveːlən/, [ˈʃʋeːlən], [-l̩n]

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Verb

1. to smoulder

Further reading

• “schwelen” in Duden online