Where does “kwalm” come from?

kwalm (Old Frisian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “kwalm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickwalmkilling, murder
2Proto-Germanickwalmaz
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷolH-mos
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “kwalm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mosEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz
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