wealth

English

/wɛlθ/

noun
Definitions
  • (economics) Riches; valuable material possessions.
  • A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
  • (obsolete) Prosperity; well-being; happiness.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English welth inherited from Old English *welþ inherited from *waliþu (wealth) inherited from Old English wela (wealth, prosperity, welfare, riches, wellness, well-being) inherited from Proto-Germanic *walô (well-being, wellness, weal, prosperity) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest) suffix from English weal (well-being).

Origin

English

weal

Gloss

well-being

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