Where does “utcwealm” come from?

utcwealm (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.

utcwealm (Old English): utter destruction

Definitions

  1. utter destruction

Ancestry of “utcwealm”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz →