Where does “wælniþ” come from?

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

wælniþ (Old English): deadly hatred, violence

Definitions

  1. deadly hatred, violence

Ancestry of “wælniþ”, step by step

wælniþ 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 nīþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
2Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old English wæl →