Where does “ullu” come from?
ullu (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vella, from Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
ullu (Icelandic): third-person plural past indicative of vella
Definitions
- third-person plural past indicative of vella
Ancestry of “ullu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vella | boil, boiling, bubbling; milk that has been... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vella | boiling heat, ebullition; to be in a state of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |