Walm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German walbe, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą, *hwalfą. Compare Old Norse hvalf, Old English hwealf.

Noun

Walm m (genitive Walms or Walmen, plural Walme)

a bevelled roof, particularly if triangular and in a gable

Declension

Declension of Walm

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Walm	die	Walme
genitive	eines	des	Walmes, Walms	der	Walme
dative	einem	dem	Walm, Walme¹	den	Walmen
accusative	einen	den	Walm	die	Walme

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Walmdach

References

Walm in Duden online
Wolfgang Pfeifer: Etymologisches Wörterbuch

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