welter

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
2. A tossing or rolling about.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To roll around; to wallow.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To revel, luxuriate.
3. (intransitive) To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.

Adj

Heavyweight. (of horsemen)

Verb

To wither; to wilt.

Concepten

wentelen

rollen

warboel

verwarring

waggelen

zwalken

chaos

zich opwinden

mengelmoes

schommelen

Synoniemen

wallow

smother

roll

clutter

confusion

turmoil

flurry

roll about

jumble

muddle

mare’s nest

fuddle

tumble

mix up

disarray

discomfiture

discomposure

disorder

disturbance

embroilment

flounder

fluster

flutter

fogginess

force

gathering

group

grovel

host

hugger mugger

intersection

knot

🪢

mire

mob

muck

mud

muss

number

🔢

outbreak

pack

party

🥳

perplexity

perturbation

platoon

pother

restlessness

riot

roll over

row

rub

Vertalingen

welter

mezcolanza

σύγχυση

karışıklık

confusión

kargaşa

confusione

αταξία

rollen

αναταραχή

Woge

ondeggiare

guazzare

ağnamak

yuvarlanma

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɛltɚ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: welteren

Verwant aan Oudnoors: velta

Verwant aan Deens: vælte

Verwant aan Duits: wälzen

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽

Verwant aan Latijn: volvō

In summary

From Middle English welteren, equivalent to welt + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognates include German Low German weltern (“to wallow; roll”), Old Norse velta (Danish vælte), German wälzen, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waltjan). Akin to wallow and Latin volvō.