Where does “quelen” come from?

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

quelen (Middle English): To suffer from death

Definitions

  1. To suffer from death

Ancestry of “quelen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “quelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwelaną →Every word from Old English cwelan →