Where does “Wall” come from?

Wall (German) comes from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

Wall (German): rampart, parapet, earthwork; levee, embankment;...

Definitions

  1. rampart, parapet, earthwork; levee, embankment;...

Ancestry of “Wall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwalbattlefield
2Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “Wall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →