Where does “*hwelp” come from?

*hwelp (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale-.

*hwelp (Proto-West Germanic): whelp, pup

Definitions

  1. whelp, pup

Ancestry of “*hwelp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwelpazwhelp, pup
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kale-—

Words derived from “*hwelp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz →