Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wellaną

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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*wellaną[1][2]

  1. to well up, spring out, bubble forth
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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*wellaną[3]

  1. to roll, toss
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Descendants
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wellanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 453