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Where does “Welle” come from?

Welle (German) comes from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Welle (German): wave; shaft

Definitions

  1. wave; shaft

Ancestry of “Welle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “Welle”

  • Wellensittich
  • wellenreiten
  • Wellengleichung
  • Getriebewelle
  • Lichtwellenleiter
  • Wellenleiter
  • Hitzewelle
  • Gravitationswelle
  • Brandungswelle
  • wellenförmig
  • Trägerwelle
  • Lichtwelle
  • Wellenreiher
  • Neue Deutsche Welle
  • Schallwelle
  • Riesenwelle
  • fali
  • fala
  • fal
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