Where does “וואָלן” come from?

וואָלן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wullīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic wullīnaz, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

וואָלן (Yiddish): woollen, wool

Definitions

  1. woollen, wool

Ancestry of “וואָלן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwullīn—
2Old High Germanwullīn—
3Proto-Germanicwullīnazwoolen, made of wool
4Proto-Germanicwullōwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wullō →