Where does “wælgifre” come from?

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

wælgifre (Old English): greedy of killing

Definitions

  1. greedy of killing

Ancestry of “wælgifre”, step by step

wælgifre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wæl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwælslaughter, carnage; the slain, a slain person,...
2Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Old English gifre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgifrecovetous, greedy
2Proto-West Germanic*gaībrīgreedy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old English wæl →
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