Where does “Wahl” come from?
Wahl (German) comes from Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
Wahl (German): choice, selection; election; quality level
Definitions
- choice, selection; election; quality level
Ancestry of “Wahl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wale | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wala | choice |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | walu | choice, selection |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waluz | staff, stick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |
Words derived from “Wahl”