su̯el-2

    su̯el-2

    English meaning: to smoulder, burn

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwelen, brennen”

    Material: O.Ind. svárati “radiates, shines “; svargá- m. “ sky “; Gk. εἵλη, εἴλη, ἕλη f. “ solar warmth, sunlight “, γέλαν αὐγήν ἡλίου, lak. βέλα Hes., ἐλάνη “ flambeau, torch “, assim. ἑλένη Hes., ΏΕλένη originally a light goddess; zero grade ἀλέα f. “ solar warmth “, ἁλεαίνω “ warms up “, ἀλεεινός “hot”, ἁλυκρός (Nikand.) “warm”; uncertain affiliation from σέλας n. “ Shine “, σελήνη, Eol. σελάννα “ moon “ (*σελασνᾱ), σελαγεῖν “ shine “; maybe Alb. (*σελαγεῖν) *xelagein, shkëlqen ‘shines” maybe Alb. (*σελάννα) hana “ moon “ similar to Alb. (*sūli-) hũl, ũl “ star, planet, *sun “ [the shift s > h]; Alb. and Gk. prove that from Root sǘ u̯ el-, süu̯ ol-, suu̯él-, su̯el-, sūl- : (sun) derived Root su̯el-2 : (to smoulder, burn). O.E. swelan st. V. “ burn, is ignited “, M.L.G. swelen schw. V. (Ger. schwelen), O.H.G. swilizōn; O.Ice. svalr “ cold “ (actually ‘singeing”), M.L.G. swalm “ dense smoke “, O.E. swol n. (*swula-), sw(e)oloð(a) m. “ the burning, heat “; maybe Alb. (*sveri) veri “north cold wind”, (*sveri) veri “north, cold” lengthened grade *swēl- in O.Ice. svǣ la “ burn incense “, f. “ thick smoke “, O.E. swǣ lan “ incinerate, burn (trans.)”, and *swōl- in nd. swōl “ sultry “ (umlaut, Ger. schwũl), Dutch zwoel, zoel ds.; - with Gmc. k: nd. swalk “ steam, smoke “, M.H.G. swelk “ withered, dry “, O.H.G. swelchen, M.H.G. swelken “ become wilted “. – the d-present in O.H.G. swelzan “ burn, incinerate (intr.)”, for what presumably as “ swelter “ (compare Eng. sweltry, sultry “ extremely hot “), O.E. O.S. sweltan st. V. “ die, pass away “, M.Du. swelten, O.Ice. svelta st. V. “ starve, die “, Goth. swiltan st. V. “ to die “, zero grade Goth. swulta-wairÞja “ he who leans toward death, he who is inclined toward death “, O.Ice. sultr m. “ hunger “, O.E. swylt m. “ death “; maybe to Arm. k”aɫc-nu-m “ starve “, k”aɫc̣ “ hunger “ (*su̯l̥d-sk̂-ō); Lith. svįlù, svìlti “ is being scorched (intr)., burn without flame “, causative svìlinti “ to singe (tr.)”, žem. svìlis “ heat, fevers “, svelti “ smolder “, Ltv. svel”u, svelt “ to scorch (tr.)”, svelme f. “ steam, glow “, svals m. “ steam “, svelains “ sharp, cold “ (compare meaning from O.N. svalr). Maybe Alb. (*svala) valë “boil, steam”, phr. merr një valë “to steam” [the common Alb. shift SV > V].

    References: WP. II 531 f., Scherer Gestirnnamen 49 f., Trautmann 296, Frisk 65 f.;

    See also: see above S. 881 f. süu̯ el-.