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Where does “wallan” come from?

wallan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

wallan (Old Dutch): to boil

Definitions

  1. to boil

Ancestry of “wallan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwallan—
2Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wallan”

  • wallen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →