Where does “wal” come from?

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

wal (Welsh): wall; Soft mutation of gwal

Definitions

  1. wall; Soft mutation of gwal

Ancestry of “wal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →