Where does “vella” come from?

vella (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

vella (Old Norse): boiling heat, ebullition; to be in a state of...

Definitions

  1. boiling heat, ebullition; to be in a state of...

Ancestry of “vella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →