Where does “Wuel” come from?

Wuel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Wuel (Luxembourgish): good; well-being

Definitions

  1. good; well-being

Ancestry of “Wuel”, step by step

Wuel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwale—
2Old High Germanwalachoice
3Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
4Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Old High German wolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwolowell-being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walu →