Where does “wäil” come from?

wäil (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hwēl, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

wäil (Saterland Frisian): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “wäil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhwēlwheel
2Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “wäil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →
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