Where does “Kwalm” come from?

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

Kwalm (Saterland Frisian): vapour; smoke; fog

Definitions

  1. vapour; smoke; fog

Ancestry of “Kwalm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankwalm—
2Proto-West Germanickwalmkilling, murder
3Proto-Germanickwalmaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷolH-mos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷolH-mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwalmaz →