Where does “wōlaz” come from?

wōlaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wōliz, from Proto-Germanic wal(j)aną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

Ancestry of “wōlaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōlizdisastrous, ruined
2Proto-Germanicwal(j)anąto divistate, ruin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “wōlaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wal(j)aną →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōliz →