Etymology Explorer › Luxembourgish

Where does “Wull” come from?

Wull (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish wullen, from Old High German wuolen, from Proto-West Germanic wōlijan, from Proto-West Germanic wōl, from Proto-Germanic wōlaz, from Proto-Germanic wōliz, from Proto-Germanic wal(j)aną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

Wull (Luxembourgish): mess, disorder; crowd, rabble

Definitions

  1. mess, disorder; crowd, rabble

Ancestry of “Wull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishwullento rummage, to grub
2Old High Germanwuolen—
3Proto-West Germanicwōlijanto toss, to turn; to ruin, to destroy
4Proto-West Germanicwōldisaster, ruin
5Proto-Germanicwōlaz—
6Proto-Germanicwōlizdisastrous, ruined
7Proto-Germanicwal(j)anąto divistate, ruin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “Wull”

  • Hällewull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →