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Where does “Wahlmann” come from?

Wahlmann (German) comes from German Wahl, from Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

Wahlmann (German): elector, member of an electoral college; person...

Definitions

  1. elector, member of an electoral college; person...

Ancestry of “Wahlmann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahlchoice, selection; election; quality level
2Middle High Germanwale—
3Old High Germanwalachoice
4Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →