Where does “kwelaną” come from?

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

kwelaną (Proto-Germanic): to suffer, hurt

Definitions

  1. to suffer, hurt

Ancestry of “kwelaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “kwelaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-