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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

  1. third-person plural past indicative of vella

Ancestry of “ullu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvellaboil, boiling, bubbling; milk that has been...
2Old Norsevellaboiling heat, ebullition; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →