Where does “welp” come from?
welp (Middle English) comes from Middle English whelp, from Old English hwelp, from Proto-West Germanic *hwelp, from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale-.
welp (Middle English): Alternative form of whelp
Definitions
- Alternative form of whelp
Ancestry of “welp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | whelp | A whelp; An unknown kind of mechanical machine or... |
| 2 | Old English | hwelp | puppy; cub, pup |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hwelp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwelpaz | whelp, pup |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kale- | — |