Where does “wellies” come from?

wellies (English) comes from English Wellingtons, from Afrikaans s.

wellies (English): Wellington boots

Definitions

  1. Wellington boots

Ancestry of “wellies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWellingtonsplural of Wellington
2Afrikaanss—
Every word from Afrikaans s →Every word from English Wellingtons →