Where does “walþuz” come from?

walþuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

walþuz (Proto-Germanic): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “walþuz”, step by step

walþuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Proto-Indo-European wel(ə)-t-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwel(ə)-t-

Words derived from “walþuz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel-