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Where does “wallowest” come from?

wallowest (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.

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Ancestry of “wallowest”, step by step

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-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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