Where does “wôlt” come from?

wôlt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wāld, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

wôlt (Middle Low German): a wood, a forest

Definitions

  1. a wood, a forest

Ancestry of “wôlt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwāldforest
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “wôlt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →
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