ENGLISH ROOT WORD: well "well." from Old English wel, well

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【well】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "wel," and "well." It carries the basic meaning of "well." from PIE *wel- "⑵to wish, will; ⑶to turn, revolve; "

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "well"]

wealth ****[1869] Wealth is the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things. You can also refer to a particular person''s money or property as their wealth.
wealthy ***[2561] having a lot of money and possessions; rich
welcome ****[389] If you welcome someone, you greet them in a friendly way when they arrive somewhere.
welfare **[3564] The welfare of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness.
well ****[610] You say well to indicate that you are about to say something.

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[WORD ROOT]root well
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] well, will, weel, weal
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) wel, well
[MEANING]root well

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 wel abundantly, very, very much; indeed, to be sure; with good reason; nearly, for the most part
• 【Old English】 well [=wel]

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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wealth ★★★★[1869] noun from wealth 〈 weal
【DEFINITION】 Wealth is the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things. You can also refer to a particular person's money or property as their wealth.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ weal(well); ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English wela》 [from West Germanic *welon-, akin to Old English wel well] wealth
【First Known Meaning】 happiness,
【DERIVATIVEs】 wealth, wealthily, wealthiness, wealthless, wealthy

wealthy ★★★[2561] adjective from wealth 〈 weal
【DEFINITION】 having a lot of money and possessions; rich
【VARIATIONs】 비교; wealthy < wealthier < wealthiest
【SYNONYM】 rich
【ROOTs】 ⑴ weal(well); ⑵ th; noun suffix ⑶ y; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English wela》 [from West Germanic *welon-, akin to Old English wel well] wealth
【DERIVATIVEs】 wealth, wealthily, wealthiness, wealthless, wealthy

welcome ★★★★[389] verb from welcome 〈 come
【DEFINITION】 If you welcome someone, you greet them in a friendly way when they arrive somewhere.
【Declension/Conjugation】 welcomed, welcomed, welcoming, welcomes
【COMPOSITION】 will + come
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wel(well); will, wish ⑵ come; come
【Etymology】 《Old English wilcuma》 [willa+Cuma] welcome!
【First Known Meaning】 to welcome, greet gladly,
【DERIVATIVEs】 welcomely, welcomeness, welcomer, welcome

welfare ★★[3564] noun from welfare 〈 fare
【DEFINITION】 The welfare of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 well-being
【COMPOSITION】 well + fare
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wel(well); ⑵ fare; fare
【Etymology】 《Old English faran》 condition of being or doing well; to go
【First Known Meaning】 condition of being or doing well

well ★★★★[610] adverb from well
【DEFINITION】 ① You say well to indicate that you are about to say something.
② You say well to indicate that you intend or want to carry on speaking.
③ You say well to indicate that you are changing the topic, and are either going back to something that was being discussed earlier or are going on to something new.
【ANTONYM】 badly
【ROOTs】 well; well
【Etymology】 《Old English wel》 abundantly, very, very much; indeed, to be sure; with good reason; nearly, for the most part
【First Known Meaning】 in a satisfactory manner
【DERIVATIVEs】 well, wellness

Other words containing "well"; farewell, unwelcome, unwell, weal, wellbeing, wellness

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

weigh
week
weak
way
watch
ware
ward-
wait
wage
vov-, vot-

 

 

 

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