Neuter

Gewölbe

Frequency

26k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gwelb

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈvœlbə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German gewelbe, from Old High German giwelbi, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbiją (“arch; vault; ceiling”). Cognate with Old English hwealf (“arched or vaulted covering”).

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