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Where does “welnō” come from?

welnō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

Ancestry of “welnō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “welnō”

  • convulsive
  • convulsion
  • convulsively
  • electroconvulsive
  • convulse
  • svelte
  • nonconvulsive
  • anticonvulsive
  • divel
  • avulse
  • convulsionary
  • evulsion
  • convulsiveness
  • svelteness
  • divellent
  • vellicate
  • convulsionist
  • proconvulsive
  • vellication
  • convulsional
  • sveltely
  • convellent
  • avel
  • vellicative
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