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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wallijan →