Where does “walu” come from?

walu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

walu (Proto-West Germanic): choice, selection

Definitions

  1. choice, selection

Ancestry of “walu”, step by step

walu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic waluz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-Germanic walō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalōdesire, choice; choice, will
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “walu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →