Old English wæl

← Proto-Germanic *walaz (inherited)

← Old High German wal (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (derived)

← Old Norse valr (cognate)

← Old Saxon wal (cognate)

→ Old English wælniþ (affix)

→ Old English wælfyllo (affix)

→ Old English wælreow (affix)

→ Old English wælstow (compound)

→ Middle English wal (inherited)

→ Old Norse valr (cognate)