Where does “broþorcwealm” come from?

broþorcwealm (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.

broþorcwealm (Old English): brother murder, fratricide

Definitions

  1. brother murder, fratricide

Ancestry of “broþorcwealm”, step by step

broþorcwealm 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 brōþor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrōþorbrother
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz →
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