Where does “watel” come from?

watel (Middle English) comes from Old English watel — wattle construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.

Ancestry of “watel”, step by step

watel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English watel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwatelwattle construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof

via Old English watul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwatulhurdle

Words derived from “watel

Every word from Old English watel