Proto-Indo-European
*welH-
‘to roll, to undulate’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *welH-.
104 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *welH-, most familiar first.
- well ← welle ← wielle ← *wallijā ← *wallijǭ
- walk ← ġewealc ← *gawalk ← *walką
- wall ← wal ← weall ← vallum
- walking ← walkynge ← wealcan ← *walkan ← *walkaną
- volume ← volūmen ← volvō ← *wolwō
- revolution ← revolucion ← revolucion ← revolūtiō ← revolvō
- evolution ← ēvolūtiō ← ēvolūtus ← ēvolvō ← volvō
- involve ← involven ← involver ← involvere ← involvō
- valve ← valva ← *wolVwā- ← *wol-ew-o-
- vault ← volter ← voltare ← *vol(vi)tāre ← volvō
- evolve ← ēvolvō ← volvō ← *wolwō
- revolt ← révolter ← rivoltare ← *revoltāre ← revolvō
More words from *welH-
- vulgar
- waltz
- helix
- revolve
- devolution
- convoluted
- divulge
- voluminous
- wallow
- devolve
- vagrant
- vulva
- wale
- gauche
- convolution
- vulgate
- iliac
- ilium
- convolutional
- involution
- voluble
- valvular
- valise
- helicon
- valgus
- whelk
- valse
- deconvolution
- convolvulus
- volvulus
- ileus
- volution
- revolute
- involucre
- convolute
- vallenato
- volvox
- valva
- vulgo
- volve
- volti
- advolution
- alysoid
- autoconvolution
- avale
- circumvolve
- convolve
- convolutionless
- convolutive
- convolver
- convolvable
- convolvability
- deconvolve
- deconvolute
- devolvement
- devolvable
- devolvee
- divulgation
- elicoidali
- eolic
- eolation
- evolvent
- heliciculture
- helicline
- holmos
- ilinx
- involucrum
- intervolve
- intervolution
- involucrin
- juliform
- obvolve
- provulgate
- provulgation
- provulge
- reconvolve
- redevolve
- reconvolution
- subconvolute
- vallar
- valvule
- valvula
- voussoir
- volge
- volubile
- volvelle
- vobla
- volutation
- volvulate
- volvulize
- vulgation
- walm
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welH-