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Wulst.

oblong bulge

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/vʊlst/
  1. oblong bulge

    feminine · masculine · strong
  2. wreath, garland

    feminine · masculine · strong
  3. torus

    feminine · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wulst m, wulste f, from Old High German wulst m, wulsta f, from Proto-West Germanic *hwulfsti, from Proto-Germanic *hwulfstiz (“curvature, vaulting, bulge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve”). Related to German wölben (“to curve, bend, arch”), English whelm (“to engulf”).

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