Where does “wullen” come from?

wullen (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

wullen (Luxembourgish): to rummage, to grub

Definitions

  1. to rummage, to grub

Ancestry of “wullen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wullen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wal(j)aną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōliz →
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