Where does “weall” come from?

weall (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

weall (Old English): wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine

Definitions

  1. wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine

Ancestry of “weall”, step by step

weall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wallaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
2Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-West Germanic *wall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wallwall, rampart

Words derived from “weall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →