Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape, usually as a result of pressure from within. · To cause to become bigger. · To grow gradually in force or loudness. · To cause to grow gradually in force or loudness.
From Middle English swellen, from Old English swellan (“to swell”), from Proto-West Germanic *swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Saterland Frisian swälle (“to swell”), West Frisian swolle (“to swell”), Dutch zwellen (“to swell”), Low German swellen (“to swell”), German schwellen (“to swell”), Swedish svälla (“to swell”), Icelandic svella. The adjective may derive from the noun.
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- Inherited-form mentionswellenenm
- Inherited-form mentionswellanang
- Inherited-form mention*swellangmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*swellanągem-pro · to swell
- Cognate mentionswällestq · to swell
- Cognate mentionswollefy · to swell
- Cognate mentionzwellennl · to swell
- Cognate mentionswellennds · to swell
- Cognate mentionschwellende · to swell
- Cognate mentionsvällasv · to swell
- Cognate mentionsvellais
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