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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
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]
- to well up, spring out, bubble forth
Inflection
Conjugation of
*wellaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn; wind; roll”).
Verb
*wellaną[3]
- to roll, toss
Inflection
Conjugation of
*wellaną (strong class 3)
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wallan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 571
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wellanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wellanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453