Where does “cwylla” come from?

cwylla (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.

cwylla (Old English): spring, source; spring; well

Definitions

  1. spring, source; spring; well

Ancestry of “cwylla”, 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

Words derived from “cwylla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwellǭ →