Where does “wallen” come from?

wallen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wallan, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

wallen (Middle Dutch): to well up; to boil

Definitions

  1. to well up; to boil

Ancestry of “wallen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwallanto boil
2Proto-West Germanicwallanto well up, spring out, bubble forth
3Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-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 →