Where does “kvelp” come from?

kvelp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale-.

kvelp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a puppy

Definitions

  1. a puppy

Ancestry of “kvelp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvelprpuppy
2Proto-Germanichwelpazwhelp, pup
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kale-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz →Every word from Old Norse hvelpr →