Where does “*wall” come from?

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

*wall (Proto-West Germanic): wall, rampart

Definitions

  1. wall, rampart

Ancestry of “*wall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “*wall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →
*wall — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer