Etymology of the English word wall
the English word
wallderived from the Late Latin word
vallum (wall; rampart, walled; wall, rampart; entrenchment)
derived from the Latin word
vallus (stake, palisade, point)
derived from the Latin word
vannus (winnowing basket)
Derivations in English
bundwall,
bridgewall,
footwall,
hardwall,
highwall,
inwall,
longwall,
multiwall,
shortwall,
wallboard,
wallcovering,
wallflower,
wallpaper,
wallposter,
sidewall,
walled,
wallyball,
wallingCognates
Dutch
wal, Dutch
woud, English
whale, English
wold, German
Wald, German
Wal, German
Wall, Icelandic
hvalur, Icelandic
-völlur, Norwegian
voll, Swedish
val, Swedish
vallUsage
Word found in Modern English
