An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wels

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508521An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wels1891John Francis Davis

​ Wels, m., ‘shad’ (fish), from the equiv. late MidHG. wels. Its connection with Walfisch (stem hwalo-) is not impossible, if MidHG. wels is based on OHG. *węlis (from *hwalis-); comp. OHG. węlira, ‘whale.’

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