Where does “pærevælling” come from?
pærevælling (Danish) comes from Danish vælling, from English welling, from English well, from Middle English wellen, from Old English weallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
pærevælling (Danish): a porridge of pear, milk and barley
Definitions
- a porridge of pear, milk and barley
Ancestry of “pærevælling”, step by step
pærevælling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish vælling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vælling | gruel |
| 2 | English | welling | present participle of well; The act of something... |
| 3 | English | well | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wellen | to boil, to bubble |
| 5 | Old English | weallan | to well |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |