English
swollen
Swollen comes from Proto-Germanic *swellaną ‘to swell’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swellaną‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swullanazreconstructedpast participle of *swellaną
- Old Englishc. 450–1150swollen
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swollen
- Englishtodayswollen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swellaną‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swullanazreconstructedpast participle of *swellaną
- Old Englishc. 450–1150swollen
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swollen
- Englishtodayswollen
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swel- ‘to swell’
methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, ethane, phenyl, swill, 34 more
through Proto-Germanic *swellaną ‘to swell’
Today it means
adj Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *swellaną / swollen