Welle

See also: welle and wèlle

German

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, coil”). Cognate with Sanskrit ऊर्मि (ūrmí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛlə/

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• Homophone: Wälle

Noun

Welle f (genitive Welle, plural Wellen, diminutive Wellchen n)

1. wave
2. shaft (mechanical component)

Synonyms

• (wave): Woge

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Flutwelle
• Gegnerwelle
• Gravitationswelle
• Lichtwelle
• Schallwelle
• Wellenbad

• Wellenberg
• Wellenkamm
• Wellen schlagen

Further reading

• “Welle” in Duden online

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• Well

Etymology

From Middle Low German wel, *welle, from Old Saxon wella, walla, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“flow; swell; source; well”). More at well.

Noun

Welle f (plural Wellen)

1. A well; fountain; spring