hwelp

Old English

noun

Definitions

puppy
cub, pup

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hwelpaz

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

whelp English
*(s)kʷAl- Proto-Indo-European
*hwelpaz Proto-Germanic
hwelpian Old English
whelp Middle English
whelpen Middle English
whelpynge Middle English
hvelpr Old Norse
welp Old Dutch
hwelp Old Saxon

hwelpian