Where does “wala” come from?

wala (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wala (Old Dutch): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “wala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwelawell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wela →