Where does “weallþræd” come from?

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

weallþræd (Old English): plumbline

Definitions

  1. plumbline

Ancestry of “weallþræd”, step by step

weallþræd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English weall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Old English þrǣd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrǣd—
2Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →