welven
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to vault, to arch, to roof over
- to cover under an arched object
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *welvan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwelbaną inherited from Old Dutch *welven inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hwalbijaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gewelf Dutch, Flemish
- overwelven Dutch, Flemish
- welven Dutch, Flemish
- *hwalbijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hwelbaną Proto-Germanic
- *welvan Old Dutch
- *welven Old Dutch