Where does “welly” come from?

welly (English) comes from English Wellington, from English beef Wellington — A fillet of beef tenderloin steak coated with...

welly (English): Wellington boot; Force on a pedal or increase to...

Definitions

  1. Wellington boot; Force on a pedal or increase to...

Ancestry of “welly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWellingtonA Wellington boot; Meat baked in a puff pastry
2Englishbeef WellingtonA fillet of beef tenderloin steak coated with...
Every word from English beef Wellington →Every word from English Wellington →