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
Ancestry of “wælreow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wæl | slaughter, carnage; the slain, a slain person,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walaz | wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |