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

  1. Riches; valuable material possessions; A great...

Ancestry of “wealth”, step by step

wealth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English welth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwelth—
2Old Englishwelþ—
3Proto-West Germanicwaliþuthe condition of being well, well-being,...
4Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
5Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
6Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

via Middle English wele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishweleprosperity; happiness; well-being; Alternative...
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wealth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →