Welle
German
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German welle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“wave, swirl”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, coil”).
Cognate to :
- Old English wealca (“billow”),
- German Welle (“wave”).
- Albanian valë (“wave”).
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *uel(H) (“hot, boiling”). Cognate to Old High German walo (“lukewarm”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editWelle f (genitive Welle, plural Wellen, diminutive Wellchen n)
- wave (of water)
- Synonym: Woge
- wave, curve, anything wave-shaped (e.g. hair)
- shaft (mechanical component)
Declension
editDeclension of Welle [feminine]
Derived terms
edit- Brandungswelle
- Flutwelle
- Gegnerwelle
- Getriebewelle
- Gravitationswelle
- Haarwelle
- Hitzewelle
- Kältewelle
- Lichtwelle
- Meereswelle
- Modewelle
- Reisewelle
- Riesenwelle
- Schallwelle
- Schaumwelle
- Trägerwelle
- Wellblech
- Wellen schlagen
- Wellenbad
- Wellenberg
- Wellenbrecher
- Wellengleichung
- Wellenkamm
- Wellenlänge
- Wellenleiter
- Wellenreiher
- wellenreiten
- Wellenreiten
- Wellensittich
- wellig
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “Welle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Welle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Welle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Welle” in Duden online
German Low German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German wel, *welle, from Old Saxon wella, walla, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“flow; swell; source; well”). More at well.
Noun
editWelle f (plural Wellen)
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editWelle f
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