Where does “קוועלן” come from?
קוועלן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German quellen, from Old High German quellan, from Proto-West Germanic kwellan, from Proto-Germanic kwellaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
קוועלן (Yiddish): to kvell; to beam with pleasure, to well up with...
Definitions
- to kvell; to beam with pleasure, to well up with...
Ancestry of “קוועלן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | quellen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | quellan | to well up, pour out, stream from; to well up, to... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kwellan | to well |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwellaną | to well; to gush, stream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
Words derived from “קוועלן”