Where does “watelen” come from?

watelen (Middle English) comes from Middle English en, from Middle English in, from Old English inn, from Old English inne, from Proto-Germanic innai, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

watelen (Middle English): to provide with wattle

Definitions

  1. to provide with wattle

Ancestry of “watelen”, step by step

watelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishenAlternative form of in
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinnin; inn
4Old Englishinneinside, in; indoors
5Proto-Germanicinnaiwithin, inside
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Middle English watel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwatel—
2Old Englishwatelwattle construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof

Words derived from “watelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic innai →