Where does “Wal” come from?

Wal (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German welle, from Old Saxon wella, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic wallijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Wal (Plautdietsch): wave (of water)

Definitions

  1. wave (of water)

Ancestry of “Wal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwelle—
2Old Saxonwella—
3Proto-West Germanic*wallijāwelling, bubbling, overflowing
4Proto-Germanicwallijǭwell; swirl; wave
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “Wal”

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