Where does “kwalm” come from?

kwalm (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

kwalm (Proto-West Germanic): killing, murder

Definitions

  1. killing, murder

Ancestry of “kwalm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwalmaz—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷolH-mos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “kwalm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz →