well

Old English

noun

Definitions

well

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (well, swell, wave, swirl, source, flow).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wallijǭ

Gloss

well, swell, wave, swirl, source, flow

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

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Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*wallaną Proto-Germanic
*wallijǭ Proto-Germanic
olle Norwegian Nynorsk
vella Norwegian Nynorsk
vella Old Norse
ǫldr Old Norse
vella Icelandic
wella Old High German
wella Middle High German
*wallan gmw-pro
wella Old Saxon
vælla Old Swedish