Where does “hwealf” come from?
hwealf (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *hwalbaz.
hwealf (Old English): vault, arch; arched, vaulted, hollow, concave,...
Definitions
- vault, arch; arched, vaulted, hollow, concave,...
Ancestry of “hwealf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *hwalbaz | — |
Words derived from “hwealf”