Where does “hwelca” come from?

hwelca (Old English) comes from Old English -ca, from Proto-Germanic -ukô.

hwelca (Old English): an inflamed swelling; pustule

Definitions

  1. an inflamed swelling; pustule

Ancestry of “hwelca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-caCreates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives...
2Proto-Germanic-ukô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ukô →Every word from Old English -ca →
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