Where does “welven” come from?

welven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *welven, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbaz — curved, vaulted.

welven (Middle Dutch): to vault, to arch, to roof over; to cover

Definitions

  1. to vault, to arch, to roof over; to cover

Ancestry of “welven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*welven—
2Proto-Germanic*hwalbijanąto cause to turn over
3Proto-Germanic*hwalbazcurved, vaulted

Words derived from “welven”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwalbaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną →Every word from Old Dutch *welven →