English
swellable
From swell + -able.
Formed from swell + -able
Proto-Germanic *swellaną ‘to swell’
Proto-West Germanic *swellan
Old English swellan ‘to swell’
Middle English swellen ‘to become overweight or chubby’
English swell
Today it means
adj That is capable of swelling
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / swellable