Where does “quellen” come from?
quellen (German) comes from Middle High German quellen, from Old High German quellan, from Proto-West Germanic kwellan, from Proto-Germanic kwellaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
quellen (German): to well; to swell, to soak
Definitions
- to well; to swell, to soak
Ancestry of “quellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | quellen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | quellan | to well up, pour out, stream from; to well up, to... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kwellan | to well |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwellaną | to well; to gush, stream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
Words derived from “quellen”