Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo roll; tumble · To turn; cast; hurl; fling; overturn
From Middle English walten, from Old English wæltan, weltan, wieltan, wyltan, wiltan, from Proto-West Germanic *waltijan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną (“to roll; roll about”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”). Cognate with German wälzen (“to wallow; roll”), Danish vælte (“to tumble; overthrow”), Swedish välta (“to roll; tumble over; overthrow”). Related to waltz.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionwaltenenm
- Inherited-form mentionwæltanang
- Inherited-form mention*waltijangmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*waltijanągem-pro · to roll; roll about
- Derivation mention*wel-ine-pro · to turn; wind; twist
- Cognate mentionwälzende · to wallow; roll
- Cognate mentionvælteda · to tumble; overthrow
- Cognate mentionvältasv · to roll; tumble over; overthrow
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
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