Where does “wealt” come from?

wealt (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic waltaz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “wealt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaltazchanging; unstable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wealt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →