Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*welH-
7 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *welH-, most common first.
- wellAccurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- wallA rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- involveTo have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
- waltzA ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
- waleA ridge or low barrier.
- wallowTo roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- whelkCertain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.