Where does “wellian” come from?

wellian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wallijan, from Proto-Germanic wallijaną, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

wellian (Old Saxon): to (cause to) well up, well over, boil

Definitions

  1. to (cause to) well up, well over, boil

Ancestry of “wellian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwallijanto well up, well over, boil
2Proto-Germanicwallijanąto well up, well over, boil
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wallijan →