Where does “wjelba” come from?

wjelba (Lower Sorbian) comes from Middle High German gewelbe, from Proto-Germanic hwalbą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

wjelba (Lower Sorbian): vault

Definitions

  1. vault

Ancestry of “wjelba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewelbe—
2Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalbą →
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