schwelen

German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to smoulder, burn slowly, create a burningly cold sensation”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to shine, warm, smoulder, burn”). Cognate with Old Norse svala (“to chill, cool”) ( > Danish svale), derived from Old Norse (originally: burningly) cold (> Danish, Norwegian, Swedish sval)[1], which is cognate with schwül. Other cognates include Sanskrit सुरति (surati, “gleam”), Lithuanian swilti (“singe”), Ancient Greek σέλας (sélas, “luminous”)[2].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃveːlən]
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Verb

schwelen (third-person singular simple present schwelt, past tense schwelte, past participle geschwelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to smoulder

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