Where does “wallą” come from?

wallą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wallą (Proto-Germanic): wall, rampart; wall, rampart, entrenchment

Definitions

  1. wall, rampart; wall, rampart, entrenchment

Ancestry of “wallą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →