"welg-" meaning in All languages combined

See welg- on Wiktionary

Root [Proto-Indo-European]

Etymology: A synonym *welk- with a different coda velar appears to exist, whence Proto-Celtic *wolkos (“rain, wet weather”), Latvian valks (“wet; creek”), Old Icelandic valgr (“wet, moist”) and Old High German welh (“wet; mild”). Etymology templates: {{cog|cel-pro|*wolkos||rain, wet weather}} Proto-Celtic *wolkos (“rain, wet weather”), {{cog|lv|valks||wet; creek}} Latvian valks (“wet; creek”), {{cog|is|valgr||wet, moist}} Icelandic valgr (“wet, moist”), {{cog|goh|welh||wet; mild}} Old High German welh (“wet; mild”)
  1. wet, damp Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
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      "text": "*wolg-éyeti"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*wálˀgīˀtei"
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          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wálˀgīˀtei",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wálˀgīˀtei (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
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          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *walg-",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *walg-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "volgs"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: volgs",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "volgons"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: volgons",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "pavolgs"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: pavolgs",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Latgalian: volgs, Latgalian: volgons, Latgalian: pavolgs"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
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      ],
      "text": "Latvian: valgs"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
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        }
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      "text": "Proto-Slavic: *volga (see there for further descendants)"
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        },
        {
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          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Germanic: Proto-Germanic: *wulkaną (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Albanian:"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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      ],
      "text": "Albanian: lëng"
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sqj-pro",
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          "expansion": "Proto-Albanian: *ulg(a)ma",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Albanian: *ulg(a)ma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
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          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: ulmej",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: ulmej"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
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          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wilgtei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wilgtei"
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Lithuanian: vi̇̀lgti, vi̇̀lgyti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Lithuanian: vi̇̀lgti, vi̇̀lgyti"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
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          "expansion": "Latgalian: velgme",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Latgalian: velgme"
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "vil̂gt",
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          "expansion": "Latvian: vil̂gt, velgme, velgans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: vil̂gt, velgme, velgans"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Prussian: welgen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Prussian: welgen"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "2": "*vьlgnǫti",
            "3": "*vьlgъkъ"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Slavic: *vьlgnǫti, *vьlgъkъ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Slavic: *vьlgnǫti, *vьlgъkъ (see there for further descendants)"
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "wet; creek"
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      "expansion": "Latvian valks (“wet; creek”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic valgr (“wet, moist”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "welh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wet; mild"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German welh (“wet; mild”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "root",
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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*wolg-éyeti"
    },
    {
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*wálˀgīˀtei"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wálˀgīˀtei",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wálˀgīˀtei (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*walg-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *walg-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *walg-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "volgs"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: volgs",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "volgons"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: volgons",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "pavolgs"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: pavolgs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latgalian: volgs, Latgalian: volgons, Latgalian: pavolgs"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "valgs"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: valgs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: valgs"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*volga"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Slavic: *volga",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Slavic: *volga (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*wulkaną"
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          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *wulkaną",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Germanic: Proto-Germanic: *wulkaną (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Albanian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sqj-pro",
            "2": "*(u)la-n-g"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Albanian: *(u)la-n-g",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Proto-Albanian: *(u)la-n-g"
    },
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      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "lëng"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: lëng",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: lëng"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sqj-pro",
            "2": "*ulg(a)ma"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Albanian: *ulg(a)ma",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Albanian: *ulg(a)ma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "ulmej"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: ulmej",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: ulmej"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*wilgtei"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wilgtei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wilgtei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "vìlgti",
            "3": "vìlgyti"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: vi̇̀lgti, vi̇̀lgyti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: vi̇̀lgti, vi̇̀lgyti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "velgme"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: velgme",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latgalian: velgme"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "vil̂gt",
            "3": "velgme",
            "4": "velgans"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: vil̂gt, velgme, velgans",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: vil̂gt, velgme, velgans"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "prg",
            "2": "welgen"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Prussian: welgen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Prussian: welgen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*vьlgnǫti",
            "3": "*vьlgъkъ"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Slavic: *vьlgnǫti, *vьlgъkъ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "wet; mild"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "Proto-Indo-European ReRC-shaped roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Indo-European lemmas",
        "Proto-Indo-European roots"
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      ],
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          "wet",
          "wet"
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}

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