vel
Icelandic
/vɛːl/
adv
Definitions
- well
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vel (well) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wela (well).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wela
Gloss
well
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
井
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Holywell English
- Hopewell English
- baitwell English
- bewell English
- borewell English
- downwell English
- farewell English
- footwell English
- full well English
- handwell English
- inkwell English
- interwell English
- lightwell English
- microwell English
- miniwell English
- multiwell English
- nanowell English
- outwell English
- overwell English
- speedwell English
- stairwell English
- stepwell English
- thermowell English
- transwell English
- unwell English
- upwell English
- welfare English
- well English
- well-behaved English
- well-beloved English
- well-beseen English
- well-boat English
- well-built English
- well-deserved English
- well-established English
- well-lit English
- well-paid English
- well-set English
- well-thewed English
- well-thought-out English
- well-willing English
- wellbore English
- wellborn English
- welldigger English
- welldoer English
- welldoing English
- weller English
- welleth English
- wellfield English
- wellful English
- wellhead English
- wellhole English
- wellhouse English
- wellish English
- wellness English
- wellside English
- wellsite English
- wellspring English
- wellwater English
- welsome English
- jawel Dutch, Flemish
- jeweetwel Dutch, Flemish
- ofwel Dutch, Flemish
- onwel Dutch, Flemish
- wel Dutch, Flemish
- welbespraakt Dutch, Flemish
- weldoener Dutch, Flemish
- weldoorvoed Dutch, Flemish
- weleer Dutch, Flemish
- welgang Dutch, Flemish
- welgesteld Dutch, Flemish
- weliswaar Dutch, Flemish
- welluidend Dutch, Flemish
- welnee Dutch, Flemish
- welsprekend Dutch, Flemish
- welvaart Dutch, Flemish
- welvaren Dutch, Flemish
- wonderwel Dutch, Flemish
- *welh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- vel Norwegian Bokmål
- *wela Proto-Germanic
- väl Swedish
- vel Norwegian Nynorsk
- wel Old English
- wel Middle English
- bhuel Irish
- jafnvel Old Norse
- vel Old Norse
- wel Welsh
- wel Middle Dutch
- wola Old High German
- væl Faroese
- wol Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- *wela Old Dutch
- boll Cimbrian
- wela Old Saxon
- väles Westrobothnian
- *wala Frankish