Where does “wala” come from?

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

wala (Old High German): choice

Definitions

  1. choice

Ancestry of “wala”, step by step

wala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic walu

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

via Proto-Germanic *walu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*walu—
2Proto-Germanicwaląchoice, selection

Words derived from “wala”

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