Where does “kvǫl” come from?

kvǫl (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwalō, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kvǫl (Old Norse): torment, torture

Definitions

  1. torment, torture

Ancestry of “kvǫl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwalōsuffering, pain
2Proto-Germanickwaljanąto make suffer, to hurt
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “kvǫl”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →