Where does “wellen” come from?

wellen (Middle English) comes from Old English weallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

wellen (Middle English): to boil, to bubble

Definitions

  1. to boil, to bubble

Ancestry of “wellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweallanto well
2Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →