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Where does “wiellan” come from?

wiellan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wallijan, from Proto-Germanic wallijaną, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

wiellan (Old English): to bubble, boil

Definitions

  1. to bubble, boil

Ancestry of “wiellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwallijanto well up, well over, boil
2Proto-Germanicwallijanąto well up, well over, boil
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wiellan”

  • wellen
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