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Where does “kwellǭ” come from?

kwellǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

kwellǭ (Proto-Germanic): wellspring; spring; well

Definitions

  1. wellspring; spring; well

Ancestry of “kwellǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “kwellǭ”

  • Zündquelle
  • Selenquelle
  • Strahlungsquelle
  • Quellenangabe
  • Quellen
  • Quellwasser
  • Quellfluss
  • Emissionsquelle
  • Nahrungsquelle
  • Erdgasquelle
  • Trinkwasserquelle
  • Ionenquelle
  • Energiequelle
  • Neutronenquelle
  • Stromquelle
  • Lichtquelle
  • Quelle
  • Geschichtsquelle
  • quelle
  • Thermalquelle
  • Ölquelle
  • quellen
  • Gammastrahlenenquelle
  • Hauptquelle
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