Where does “wælreow” come from?

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

wælreow (Old English): fierce in slaughter

Definitions

  1. fierce in slaughter

Ancestry of “wælreow”, step by step

wælreow 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 hrēoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēohrough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled,...
2Proto-Germanichreuhazbad, wild
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old English wæl →