vjell

Albanian

Etymology

Originally ‘wind, twist’, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *welwa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *wel-u- 'to turn, roll' (compare Latin volvere, Old English wealwian, Ancient Greek εἰλύω (eilúō) ‘to roll up, wrap’).

Verb

vjell (aorist volla, participle vjellë)

1. to vomit
2. to fade in color when washed

Derived terms

• zvjellët, zhdërvjell