Where does “wal” come from?

wal (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “wal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
2Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →