*wela

Runic: ᚹᛖᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwe.lɑ/

adverb

Meanings

well (in a good manner)

Etymology

Probably from earlier *welat, neuter accusative to an unattested adjective *welaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (‘to want’). Cognate with Sanskrit वर (vára) (vára, ‘better, best’).

Descendants

  • wel (Old English)
    • wel, well, weel, weele, wele, welle, wulle, wille, wal, wol (Middle English)
      • well (English)
      • weel (Geordie)
      • weel, wele, weil, weill (Scots)
      • waal, wull, well, wel, vella (Yola)
  • wel (Old Frisian)
    • wel, weil, wal (North Frisian)
    • wul, wäil (Saterland Frisian)
    • wol (West Frisian)
  • wal (Old Frisian)
    • wel, weil, wal (North Frisian)
    • wul, wäil (Saterland Frisian)
    • wol (West Frisian)
  • wol (Old Frisian)
    • wel, weil, wal (North Frisian)
    • wul, wäil (Saterland Frisian)
    • wol (West Frisian)
  • wela (Old Saxon)
    • wole, wol, wal (Middle Low German)
      • wol, wull (Low German)
  • wel (Old Saxon)
    • wole, wol, wal (Middle Low German)
      • wol, wull (Low German)
  • wala (Old Saxon)
    • wole, wol, wal (Middle Low German)
      • wol, wull (Low German)
  • wola (Old Saxon)
    • wole, wol, wal (Middle Low German)
      • wol, wull (Low German)
  • wela (Old Dutch)
    • wel (Middle Dutch)
      • wèl, waal (Limburgish)
  • wela (Old Dutch)
    • wel (Middle Dutch)
      • wel (Dutch)
        • wel (Afrikaans)
        • wel (Kwinti)
        • wel (Negerhollands)
        • wel (Skepi Creole Dutch)
  • wala (Old Dutch)
    • wel (Middle Dutch)
      • wèl, waal (Limburgish)
  • wala (Old Dutch)
    • wel (Middle Dutch)
      • wel (Dutch)
        • wel (Afrikaans)
        • wel (Kwinti)
        • wel (Negerhollands)
        • wel (Skepi Creole Dutch)
  • wola (Old High German)
    • wol, wole (Middle High German)
      • bóol, boll (Cimbrian)
      • wohl (German)
      • wuel (Luxembourgish)
      • ווויל (voyl) (Yiddish)
  • wela (Old High German)
    • wol, wole (Middle High German)
      • bóol, boll (Cimbrian)
      • wohl (German)
      • wuel (Luxembourgish)
      • ווויל (voyl) (Yiddish)
  • vel (Old Norse)
    • væl (Faroese)
    • vel (Icelandic)
    • vel (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • vel (Old Norse)
    • væl (Old Danish)
      • vel (Danish)
        • vel (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • vel (Old Norse)
    • væl, val (Old Swedish)
      • väl (Swedish)
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila) (Gothic)

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