Where does “wiell” come from?

wiell (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic wallijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

wiell (Old English): spring; fountain

Definitions

  1. spring; fountain

Ancestry of “wiell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wallijāwelling, bubbling, overflowing
2Proto-Germanicwallijǭwell; swirl; wave
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wiell”

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