*wallijǭ

Runic: ᚹᚨᛚᛁᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑl.li.jɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

  1. well
  2. swirl
  3. wave

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (‘to turn; wind; roll’), synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from *wallaną (‘to well up’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wallijǭwallijōniz
Acc.wallijōnųwallijōnunz
Gen.wallijōnizwallijōnǫ̂
Dat.wallijōniwallijōmaz
Inst.wallijōnēwallijōmiz
Voc.wallijǭwallijōniz

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Descendants

  • *wallijā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wella (Old Dutch)
      • welle (Middle Dutch)
        • wel, welle (Dutch)
          • wel (Afrikaans)
  • *wallijā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wælle, wielle, welle, wylle, wille, wiella, willa (Old English)
      • welle, wille, wælle, walle, wolle (Middle English)
        • well (English)
        • well, wall, woll (Scots)
  • *wallijā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *welle, walla (Old Frisian)
      • Wälle (Saterland Frisian)
      • welle, wel (West Frisian)
  • *wallijā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wella (Old High German)
      • wëlle (Middle High German)
        • Welle (German)
          • fala (Polish)
  • *wallijā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wella, walla (Old Saxon)
      • welle (Middle Low German)
        • Welle, Well (German Low German)
  • vella (Old Norse)
    • væld (Danish)
    • vella (Icelandic)
    • väl (Swedish)

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