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Where does “walô” come from?

walô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

walô (Proto-Germanic): wellness; weal

Definitions

  1. wellness; weal

Ancestry of “walô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “walô”

  • unwell
  • weal
  • stairwell
  • welling
  • upwelling
  • wellhead
  • inkwell
  • commonweal
  • wellbore
  • speedwell
  • wellborn
  • welldoing
  • footwell
  • multiwell
  • microwell
  • transwell
  • unwellness
  • borewell
  • interwell
  • wellfield
  • thermowell
  • overwell
  • weller
  • welleth
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