Where does “wallcrawling” come from?
wallcrawling (English) comes from English Wall, from Middle English wall, from Old English weall, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.
wallcrawling (English): Having the ability to crawl upon vertical surfaces
Definitions
- Having the ability to crawl upon vertical surfaces
Ancestry of “wallcrawling”, step by step
wallcrawling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wall | The Berlin Wall |
| 2 | Middle English | wall | Alternative form of wale |
| 3 | Old English | weall | wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |
via English crawling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crawling | Present participle and gerund of crawl; The... |