Where does “wa” come from?

wa (Scots) comes from Middle English wal, from Old English weall, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wa (Scots): wall; to wall

Definitions

  1. wall; to wall

Ancestry of “wa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwaldeath, slaughter; Alternative form of wale;...
2Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
3Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
4Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →