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Where does “Walze” come from?

Walze (German) comes from Old High German walza, from Proto-Germanic *waltō.

Walze (German): roll, cylinder

Definitions

  1. roll, cylinder

Ancestry of “Walze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwalza—
2Proto-Germanic*waltō—

Words derived from “Walze”

  • walec
  • vals
Every word from Proto-Germanic *waltō →