Where does “walu” come from?

walu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

walu (Old English): a mark caused by a blow or hit

Definitions

  1. a mark caused by a blow or hit

Ancestry of “walu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwaluchoice, selection
2Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “walu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walu →