Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “wela” come from?

wela (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic walô, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

wela (Old English): wealth

Definitions

  1. wealth

Ancestry of “wela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalôwellness; weal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “wela”

  • unwell
  • weal
  • stairwell
  • welling
  • upwelling
  • wellhead
  • inkwell
  • commonweal
  • wellbore
  • speedwell
  • wellborn
  • welldoing
  • footwell
  • multiwell
  • microwell
  • transwell
  • unwellness
  • borewell
  • interwell
  • wellfield
  • thermowell
  • overwell
  • weller
  • welleth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →