whelp

Middle English

/ʍɛlp/, /wɛlp/

noun

Definitions

A whelp a puppy or a baby dog
A whelp the young of other animals, especially canids and felids
A whelp n-g
(rare) An unknown kind of mechanical machine or system.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hwelp (whelp) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hwelpaz

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

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