Where does “querelen” come from?

querelen (Middle English) comes from Middle English querele, from Old French querele, from Latin querella, from Latin queror, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

querelen (Middle English): to dispute, quarrel; to assert one's claims; to...

Definitions

  1. to dispute, quarrel; to assert one's claims; to...

Ancestry of “querelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishquerelealtercation, dispute; argument, debate; armed...
2Old Frenchquereledispute; argument
3Latinquerellacomplaint; lament
4LatinquerorI complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- →Every word from Latin queror →Every word from Latin querella →