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Where does “wele” come from?

wele (Middle English) comes from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wele (Middle English): prosperity; happiness; well-being; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. prosperity; happiness; well-being; Alternative...

Ancestry of “wele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevélartifice, craft
2Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wele”

  • unwell
  • weal
  • stairwell
  • welling
  • upwelling
  • wellhead
  • inkwell
  • commonweal
  • wellbore
  • speedwell
  • wellborn
  • welldoing
  • footwell
  • multiwell
  • microwell
  • transwell
  • unwellness
  • borewell
  • interwell
  • wellfield
  • thermowell
  • overwell
  • weller
  • welleth
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