Walm

Betekenis (Engels)

a bevelled roof, particularly if triangular and in a gable

Vertalings

hip

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: walbe

Geërf van Old High German: walbo

Verwante met Old Norse: hvalf

Verwante met Old English: hwealf

In summary

From Middle High German walbe, from Old High German walbo (“vault; vaulted roof”), from Proto-Germanic *hwalbô. Related to Old Norse hvalf, Old English hwealf. See whelm.