wallow

wallow · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*welH-“to turn, wind, roll”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*welw-
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*walwijaną“to roll”
4. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*walwōn
5. Old English · inherited fromwealwian“to roll”
6. Middle English · inherited fromwalowen
7. English todaywallow

From Middle English walowen, walewen, walwen, welwen, from Old English wealwian (“to roll”), from Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną (“to roll”), from Proto-Indo-European *welw-, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Latin volvō (“roll, tumble”, verb).

wallow · verb²

1. Old English · inherited fromwealwian“to fade, wither”
2. Middle English · inherited fromwalwen
3. English todaywallow

From Middle English walwen, from Old English wealwian (“to fade, wither”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of Old English fealwian (“to grow pale, turn yellow, ripen, wither”). Alternatively, perhaps related to Middle English welken (“to fade, droop, wither”), modern English welk.

wallow · adjective³

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*walgaz
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*walg
3. Old English · inherited fromwealg
4. Middle English · inherited fromwalwe
5. English todaywallow

From Middle English walwe, walh, from Old English wealg, from Proto-West Germanic *walg, from Proto-Germanic *walgaz. Cognate with Dutch walg (“disgust”), dialectal Norwegian valg (“tasteless”). Doublet of waugh.

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