Where does “Koreanische Welle” come from?

Koreanische Welle (German) comes from German welle, from Middle High German wëlle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Koreanische Welle (German): Hallyu, the Korean Wave

Definitions

  1. Hallyu, the Korean Wave

Ancestry of “Koreanische Welle”, step by step

Koreanische Welle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German welle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwelleinflection of wellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwëlle—
3Old High Germanwellasource
4Proto-West Germanicwallanto well up, spring out, bubble forth
5Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Korean 한류

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean한류the Korean Wave; cold current
2Chinese流{{ll|zh|流官|liúguān}}; to flow

via German koreanisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermankoreanischKorean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →