Where does “Kwoal” come from?

Kwoal (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian quāl, from Proto-Germanic kwalō, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Kwoal (Saterland Frisian): pain; agony; torment; anguish

Definitions

  1. pain; agony; torment; anguish

Ancestry of “Kwoal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianquāl—
2Proto-Germanickwalōsuffering, pain
3Proto-Germanickwaljanąto make suffer, to hurt
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →