Etymology

wels

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Today it means: wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Full definition →

German Wels ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)kʷálos“sheatfish”
  2. German · borrowed fromWels
  3. English todaywels

From German Wels, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

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