Where does “quelan” come from?

quelan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic kwelan, from Proto-Germanic kwelaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

quelan (Old Saxon): to die, to suffer

Definitions

  1. to die, to suffer

Ancestry of “quelan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickwelanto suffer, to hurt
2Proto-Germanickwelanąto suffer, hurt
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwelaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwelan →