Where does “welt” come from?

Welt comes from Middle English welten, from Old English weltan, from Proto-Germanic waltijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH- with the suffix -yeti.

welt (English): To roll; revolve; A ridge or lump on the skin, as...

Definitions

  1. To roll; revolve; A ridge or lump on the skin, as...

Ancestry of “welt”, step by step

welt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German welt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweltworld
2Middle High Germanwerltworld
3Old High Germanweraltworld
4Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
5Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
6Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Middle English welten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishweltento overturn, roll over
2Old Englishweltan—
3Proto-GermanicwaltijanąTo roll; cause to roll; To roll around; wallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “welt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →