Where does “kwæld” come from?

kwæld (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse kveld, from Proto-Germanic kwildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “kwæld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveldevening
2Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “kwæld

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Germanic kwildizEvery word from Old Norse kveld