Proto-Germanic
*wela
‘well’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *wela.
7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *wela, most familiar first.
- well ← wel ← wel
- gallant ← galant ← galer ← *gualare ← *wala
- gallantry ← galanterie ← galant ← galer ← *gualare
- galant ← galer ← *gualare ← *wala
- galon ← galonner ← galoner ← galer ← *gualare
- gallimaufry ← galimafrée ← calimafree ← galer ← *gualare
- galloon ← galon ← galonner ← galoner ← galer
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *wela