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Where does “whelmen” come from?

whelmen (Middle English) comes from Old English hwealmnian.

whelmen (Middle English): to turn over, capsize; to invert, turn upside...

Definitions

  1. to turn over, capsize; to invert, turn upside...

Ancestry of “whelmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwealmnian—

Words derived from “whelmen”

  • whelm
  • whemmel
  • unwhelm
  • whemmle
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