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Where does “wal-” come from?

wal- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wal- (Proto-Germanic): to roll

Definitions

  1. to roll

Ancestry of “wal-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wal-”

  • gala
  • galalike
  • wala
  • gala
  • gale
  • galalite
  • gala
  • gala
  • gala
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