Where does “welp” come from?

welp (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch welp, from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale-.

welp (Middle Dutch): whelp

Definitions

  1. whelp

Ancestry of “welp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwelp—
2Proto-Germanichwelpazwhelp, pup
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kale-—

Words derived from “welp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz →Every word from Old Dutch welp →