Walm

(Engels)

a bevelled roof, particularly if triangular and in a gable

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.

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