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Welle.

wave (of water)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɛlə/
  1. wave (of water)

    feminine
  2. wave, curve, anything wave-shaped (e.g. hair)

    feminine
  3. shaft (mechanical component)

    feminine
  4. craze, fad (fashion, etc.)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German welle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“wave, swirl”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, coil”). Cognate to Old English wealca (“billow”), Albanian valë (“wave”).

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