Where does “wal” come from?

wal (Middle English) comes from Old English weall, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wal (Middle English): death, slaughter; Alternative form of wale;...

Definitions

  1. death, slaughter; Alternative form of wale;...

Ancestry of “wal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →
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