Where does “cwealm” come from?
cwealm (Old English) comes 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.
cwealm (Old English): death; slaughter, plague, pestilence
Definitions
- death; slaughter, plague, pestilence
Ancestry of “cwealm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kwalm | killing, murder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwalmaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolH-mos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
Words derived from “cwealm”