Where does “Well” come from?

Well (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German wella, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Well (Hunsrik): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “Well”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwella—
2Old High Germanwellasource
3Proto-West Germanicwallanto well up, spring out, bubble forth
4Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →