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Where does “kwelan” come from?

kwelan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwelaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “kwelan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwelanąto suffer, hurt
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “kwelan”

  • quail
  • buttonquail
  • quaileth
  • quailer
  • quail-dove
  • quailest
  • quailish
  • Quailgate
  • quaylen
  • queilen
  • quēlen
  • quelan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →