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Welle

(Englisch)

  1. (feminine) wave (of water)
  2. (feminine) wave, curve, anything wave-shaped (e.g. hair)
  3. (feminine) shaft (mechanical component)

Frequenz

C1
Dialekte

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wälle

Daten bereitgestellt von: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈvɛlə/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle High German welle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“wave, swirl”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, coil”). Cognate to Old English wealca (“billow”), Albanian valë (“wave”). From Proto-Indo-European *wel(H)- (“hot, boiling”). Cognate to Old High German walo (“lukewarm”).

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