Where does “cwild” come from?

cwild (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kwildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

cwild (Old English): plague, pestilence

Definitions

  1. plague, pestilence

Ancestry of “cwild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “cwild”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwildiz →