Where does “bealucwealm” come from?

bealucwealm (Old English) comes from Old English cwealm, from Proto-West Germanic kwalm, from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

bealucwealm (Old English): violent or pernicious death

Definitions

  1. violent or pernicious death

Ancestry of “bealucwealm”, step by step

bealucwealm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwealm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwealmdeath; slaughter, plague, pestilence
2Proto-West Germanickwalmkilling, murder
3Proto-Germanickwalmaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷolH-mos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Old English bealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealuharm, evil
2Proto-Germanic*balu—
3Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
4Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz →