Where does “Welles” come from?

Welles (English) comes from Dutch wel, from Middle Dutch wel, from Old Dutch wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Ancestry of “Welles”, step by step

Welles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwelThe opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2Middle Dutchwelwell
3Old Dutchwela—
4Proto-Germanic*wela—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Old English wielle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiellewell
2Proto-West Germanic*wallijāwelling, bubbling, overflowing
3Proto-Germanicwallijǭwell; swirl; wave
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “Welles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →
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