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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*swellaną

4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *swellaną, most common first.

swellTo become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape, usually as a result of pressure from within.
swollenProtuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
swoleSwollen, enlarged.
swollA surname.