Where does “mancwealm” come from?

mancwealm (Old English) comes from Old English cwealm, 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.

mancwealm (Old English): plague, pestilence

Definitions

  1. plague, pestilence

Ancestry of “mancwealm”, step by step

mancwealm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwealm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwealmdeath; slaughter, plague, pestilence
2Proto-West Germanickwalmkilling, murder
3Proto-Germanickwalmaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷolH-mos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Old English mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmannperson; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult...
2Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz →