quell

English

/kwɛl/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.
  • (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
  • (obsolete) To kill.
  • (obsolete) To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
  • To die.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quellen inherited from Old English cwellan (kill, execute, murder) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (torment, kill, make die) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (pierce, throw, stick, hit by throwing, sting, pain, prick, death, injury, reach).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷelH-

Gloss

pierce, throw, stick, hit by throwing, sting, pain, prick, death, injury, reach

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

痛

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