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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.

Ancestry of “wallan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wallan”

  • wall
  • wallen
  • wallen
  • wallōn
  • wallan
  • wella
  • wella
  • wallen
  • Radiowell
  • Well
  • wallan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →