Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*gʷelH-
8 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-, most common first.
- killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- quillThe lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- hyperboleDeliberate overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
- quellTo subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
- qualmA feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- obelusA symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
- pyroballogyThe study of artillery; the practice of using artillery as a weapon.
- quealTo faint away.