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wel- — I. wel 1 To wish, will. Derivatives include wealth, gallop, gallant, and voluptuous. 1. well2, from Old English wel, well (< “according to one s wish”), from Germanic *wel … Universalium
whelk — large marine snail, O.E. weoloc, wioloc, from P.Gmc. *weluka (Cf. M.Du. willoc, Du. wulk), perhaps from PIE root *wel to turn, revolve (see VULVA (Cf. vulva); Cf. also VOLUTE (Cf. volute)). The spelling with wh dates from 15c … Etymology dictionary
welukaz — s. weluka ; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
u̯el-7, u̯elǝ-, u̯lē- — u̯el 7, u̯elǝ , u̯lē English meaning: to turn, wind; round, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden, wälzen” Note: extended u̯el(e)u , u̯l̥ ne u , u̯(e)lei (diese also “umwinden, einwickeln = einhũllen”) Material: A.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
