wels

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noun

wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

OriginGerman Wels ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos →
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Meanings

wels1

nounwels (plural wels)
  1. wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

Wels2

proper noun
  1. A city in Wels-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria, south-west of Linz.

WELS3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷálos“sheatfish”
  2. GermanWels
  3. Englishwels

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wels

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

wels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wels

MLA

“wels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wels. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wels,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wels.

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