Where does “wallen” come from?

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

wallen (Middle English): to well up, boil

Definitions

  1. to well up, boil

Ancestry of “wallen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweallanto well
2Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wallen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →