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Where does “Wels” come from?

Wels (German) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

Wels (German): wels catfish, "Silurus glanis"; catfish, any fish...

Definitions

  1. wels catfish, "Silurus glanis"; catfish, any fish...

Ancestry of “Wels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “Wels”

  • Teufelswels
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