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

  1. To roll; to spout; to boil up

Ancestry of “walm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwalmento give off smoke, to fume
2Dutchwalmwaft
3Old Dutchwalmheat, glow, zeal
4Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →