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Where does “gʷel-” come from?

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

gʷel- (Proto-Indo-European): throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...

Definitions

  1. throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...

Ancestry of “gʷel-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “gʷel-”

  • gully
  • gluttony
  • glut
  • gullet
  • glutton
  • gluttonous
  • sibyl
  • gular
  • glutting
  • sibylline
  • gluttonously
  • abulia
  • gula
  • gulosity
  • abulic
  • infoglut
  • bouleutic
  • probouleutic
  • gluttonize
  • sibyllic
  • englut
  • gullywasher
  • gluttonise
  • gulleting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →