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Where does “walaz” come from?

walaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

walaz (Proto-Germanic): wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield

Definitions

  1. wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield

Ancestry of “walaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “walaz”

  • wall
  • firewall
  • unwell
  • wallpaper
  • Stonewall
  • stairwell
  • welling
  • gunwale
  • upwelling
  • drywall
  • Valhalla
  • sidewall
  • Valkyrie
  • wellhead
  • inkwell
  • wallflower
  • wale
  • wallboard
  • wellbore
  • footwall
  • speedwell
  • gunnel
  • wellborn
  • Wallsend
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