Where does “weallan” come from?

weallan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

weallan (Old English): to well

Definitions

  1. to well

Ancestry of “weallan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “weallan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →
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