Where does “whelm” come from?

whelm (English) comes from Middle English whelmen, from Old English hwealmnian.

whelm (English): To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge; To...

Definitions

  1. To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge; To...

Ancestry of “whelm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwhelmento turn over, capsize; to invert, turn upside...
2Old Englishhwealmnian—

Words derived from “whelm”

Every word from Old English hwealmnian →Every word from Middle English whelmen →