Where does “vælla” come from?

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

vælla (Old Swedish): to flow, to stream; to boil, to bubble

Definitions

  1. to flow, to stream; to boil, to bubble

Ancestry of “vælla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevellaboiling heat, ebullition; to be in a state of...
2Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vælla”

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