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Where does “walþu” come from?

walþu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

walþu (Proto-West Germanic): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “walþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “walþu”

  • wild
  • wildlife
  • welding
  • bewilderment
  • bewildering
  • weld
  • wilder
  • wold
  • wildcard
  • bewilder
  • Weald
  • welder
  • wildflower
  • wildland
  • wildfowl
  • bewilderingly
  • wildwood
  • weald
  • weldability
  • weldment
  • weldable
  • wildish
  • wieldy
  • semiwild
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