Wels

Betekenis

(masculine,strong) wels catfish, Silurus glanis
(masculine,strong) catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes

Frequentie

Geslacht

♂️ Mannelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/vɛls/

Etymologie

From Middle High German wels, from Old High German *wals, *walis, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaliʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Cognate with German Low German Wels (“catfish”), Dutch wels (“catfish”), Old High German walira (“whale”), German Wal (“whale”).