Where does “wallan” come from?

wallan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

wallan (Proto-West Germanic): to well up, spring out, bubble forth

Definitions

  1. to well up, spring out, bubble forth

Ancestry of “wallan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wallan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →