Where does “quell” come from?
Quell comes from Middle English quellen, from Proto-Germanic kwellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-, a root meaning to kill or suppress.
quell (English): To subdue, to put down; to silence or force to...
Definitions
- To subdue, to put down; to silence or force to...
Ancestry of “quell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | quellen | To kill or slay; to inflict death upon someone;... |
| 2 | Old English | cwellan | to kill; to slay |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kwalljan | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwaljaną | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |