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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wellaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwel.lɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn; wind; roll). Both *wellaną and o-grade *wallaną were probably created to the archaic zero-grade present *wulaną.[1]

Verb

*wellaną[1][2]

  1. to well up, spring out, bubble forth
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wellan
    • Proto-West Germanic: *biwellan
      • Old Frisian: biwella
      • Old Saxon: biwellan
        • Middle Low German: bewellen
      • Old Dutch: biwellan
      • Old High German: biwellan
        • Middle High German: bewëllen
  • Old Norse: vella

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn; wind; roll).

Verb

*wellaną[3]

  1. to roll, toss
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wellan
    • Old High German: wellan
  • Old Norse: *vella

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wallan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 571
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wellanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wellanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
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