wealy
English
adj
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, possessing, or characterising wealth or weal; well-to-do; affluent; wealthy.
- Indicative of health or well-being; healthy; active; brisk.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English weli inherited from Old English weliġ (willow) inherited from *welag (wealy) suf from English weal (well-being).
Origin
English
weal
Gloss
well-being
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Willoughby English
- commonweal English
- weal English
- weal-public English
- wealful English
- wealsman English
- wealth English
- weliġ Old English
- wele Middle English
- weli Middle English
- wilwe Middle English
- *welag gmw-pro
- *wilig gmw-pro