Meaning

noun a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

noun a raised or strengthened seam

verb beat severely with a whip or rod

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old High German wëralt Middle High German wërlt German Weltbor. English Welt Borrowed from German Welt.

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