Wulst

Meaning

1. oblong bulge
2. wreath, garland
3. torus

Concepts

bulge

swelling

torse

protuberance

wreath

lump

projection

rising

torus

bead

rim collar

bump

crest-wreath

flange

ledge

Synonyms

Schwellung

Quaddel

Rand

Buckel

Bord

Bulle

Ferse

Geschwulst

Kante

Scheck

Schein

Sohle

Stier

Währung

Wölbung

wulstig

Krempe

Protuberanz

Ausbeulung

Randleiste

Abschnitt

Helmwulst

Bauch

Bausch

Beule

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vʊlst/

Etymology

From Middle High German wulst m, wulste f, from Old High German wulst m, wulsta f, from Proto-West Germanic *hwulfsti, from Proto-Germanic *hwulfstiz (“curvature, vaulting, bulge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve”). Related to German wölben (“to curve, bend, arch”), English whelm (“to engulf”).