Where does “quēlen” come from?

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

quēlen (Middle Dutch): to suffer, to be in pain

Definitions

  1. to suffer, to be in pain

Ancestry of “quēlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkwelan—
2Proto-Germanickwelanąto suffer, hurt
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “quēlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwelaną →Every word from Old Dutch kwelan →