Where does “quellan” come from?

quellan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kwellan, from Proto-Germanic kwellaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

quellan (Old High German): to well up, pour out, stream from; to well up, to...

Definitions

  1. to well up, pour out, stream from; to well up, to...

Ancestry of “quellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickwellanto well
2Proto-Germanickwellanąto well; to gush, stream
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “quellan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwellaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwellan →