Where does “wæl” come from?

wæl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

wæl (Old English): slaughter, carnage; the slain, a slain person,...

Definitions

  1. slaughter, carnage; the slain, a slain person,...

Ancestry of “wæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “wæl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →