Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “quelan” come from?

quelan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic kwelan, from Proto-Germanic kwelaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “quelan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickwelan—
2Proto-Germanickwelanąto suffer, hurt
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “quelan”

  • quail
  • buttonquail
  • quaileth
  • quailer
  • quail-dove
  • quailest
  • quailish
  • Quailgate
  • quaylen
  • queilen
  • quēlen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →