Where does “wāle” come from?

wāle (Middle English) comes from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

wāle (Middle English): An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land

Definitions

  1. An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land

Ancestry of “wāle”, step by step

wāle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wealh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old Norse val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevalchoice
2Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
3Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Old English walu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwalua mark caused by a blow or hit
2Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
3Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wāle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →