Where does “*walwijan” come from?

*walwijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic walwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “*walwijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalwijanąto roll
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “*walwijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welw- →