Where does “whemmel” come from?

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

whemmel (English): To engulf, to submerge; To throw over a thing so...

Definitions

  1. To engulf, to submerge; To throw over a thing so...

Ancestry of “whemmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhelmTo bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge; To...
2Middle Englishwhelmento turn over, capsize; to invert, turn upside...
3Old Englishhwealmnian—

Words derived from “whemmel”

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