Where does “wealth” come from?
Wealth comes from Middle English welth, from Old English welþ, from Proto-West Germanic waliþu, from Proto-West Germanic walō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós.
wealth (English): Riches; valuable material possessions; A great...
Definitions
- Riches; valuable material possessions; A great...
Ancestry of “wealth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “wealth”