Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwellǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“to dribble; gush forth; spring; squirt; throw”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʷel.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*kwellǭ f

wellspring; spring
well

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *kwellǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwellǭ	*kwellōniz
vocative	*kwellǭ	*kwellōniz
accusative	*kwellōnų	*kwellōnunz
genitive	*kwellōniz	*kwellōnǫ̂
dative	*kwellōni	*kwellōmaz
instrumental	*kwellōnē	*kwellōmiz

Related terms

*kwellaną

Descendants

Old English: *cwiella, cwylla
- Middle English: *quelle (compare quellen (“to gush; well up”))
  - English: quell, quill (dialectal)
Old Saxon: kwella, quella
- Middle Low German: quelle m; quel m or f
  - German Low German: Quell
Old Dutch: *kwella
- Middle Dutch: quelle
  - Dutch: kwel
Old High German: kwella, quella (in compounds: brunquella, etc.)
- Middle High German: quelle
  - German: Quelle
  - Luxembourgish: Quell

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