Where does “walmen” come from?
walmen (Dutch) comes from Dutch walm, from Old Dutch walm, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
walmen (Dutch): to give off smoke, to fume
Definitions
- to give off smoke, to fume
Ancestry of “walmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | walm | waft |
| 2 | Old Dutch | walm | heat, glow, zeal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |