Etymograph

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Wulst

Wulst comes from German Wulst ‘bulge’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- ‘to curve’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelp-‘to curve’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hwulfstiz‘curvature, vaulting, bulge’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hwulfstireconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050wulst
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentWulst‘bulge’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷelp-‘to curve’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hwulfstiz‘curvature, vaulting, bulge’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hwulfstireconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050wulst
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentWulst‘bulge’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- ‘to curve’

gulf, overwhelm, culpable, culpa, 10 more

Today it means

noun An enlarged part of the avian brain that is involved in vision; the hyperpallium.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- / Wulst

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