Where does “Waller” come from?

Waller (English) comes from English wallow, from Middle English walowen, from Old English wealwian, from Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic walwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Waller (English): One who builds walls

Definitions

  1. One who builds walls

Ancestry of “Waller”, step by step

Waller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwallowTo roll oneself about in something dirty, for...
2Middle Englishwalowen
3Old Englishwealwianto roll; to wallow, roll
4Proto-West Germanic*walwijan
5Proto-Germanicwalwijanąto roll
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via English Wall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWallThe Berlin Wall
2Middle EnglishwallAlternative form of wale
3Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
4Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
5Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “Waller

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-