Where does “walm” come from?
walm (English) comes from Dutch walmen, 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.
walm (English): To roll; to spout; to boil up
Definitions
- To roll; to spout; to boil up
Ancestry of “walm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | walmen | to give off smoke, to fume |
| 2 | Dutch | walm | waft |
| 3 | Old Dutch | walm | heat, glow, zeal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |