quälen
German (Berlin)
/ˈkvɛːlən/, /ˈkveːlən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to torture, torment, agonize
- (reflexive) to toil, struggle
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German queln inherited from Old High German quellen inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (torment, kill, make die).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kwaljaną
Gloss
torment, kill, make die
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
殺
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- overquell English
- quell English
- queller English
- quellest English
- quelleth English
- Geist German
- Quälgeist German
- bekwellen Dutch, Flemish
- kwelder Dutch, Flemish
- kwellen Dutch, Flemish
- kwelling Dutch, Flemish
- kwelspel Dutch, Flemish
- *gʷelH- Proto-Indo-European
- *kelh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- kvele Norwegian Bokmål
- *kwaljaną Proto-Germanic
- cwellan Old English
- quellen Middle English
- kolla Old Norse
- kvelja Old Norse
- kveljari Old Norse
- kvæle Danish
- kvæler Danish
- kvælning Danish
- kvælstof Danish
- kvelja Icelandic
- quellen Middle Dutch
- quellen Old High German
- կեղ Old Armenian
- քաղցկեղ Old Armenian
- queln Middle High German
- *kwalljan gmw-pro
- *kwellen Old Dutch
- quellian Old Saxon
- qvælia Old Swedish