Where does “cwielle” come from?

cwielle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kwellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

cwielle (Old English): spring; source

Definitions

  1. spring; source

Ancestry of “cwielle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwellǭwellspring; spring; well
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwellǭ →