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Where does “weldment” come from?

weldment (English) comes from English weld, from English well, from Middle English wellen, from Old English weallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

weldment (English): A part created from an assembly of smaller...

Definitions

  1. A part created from an assembly of smaller...

Ancestry of “weldment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweldA herb related to mignonette, growing in Europe,...
2EnglishwellAccurately, competently, satisfactorily;...
3Middle Englishwellento boil, to bubble
4Old Englishweallanto well
5Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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