Where does “queilen” come from?

queilen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch quelan, from Proto-West Germanic kwelan, from Proto-Germanic kwelaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “queilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchquelan
2Proto-West Germanickwelanto suffer, to hurt
3Proto-Germanickwelanąto suffer, hurt
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “queilen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Germanic kwelanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwelan
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