wechalter

Old High German

Etymology

wechal +‎ ter.

The first element is related to wickilī (“fibres wound around the distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”).
The second element is related to Proto-West Germanic *teru (“resin, tar”).

Noun

wechalter m

juniper

Descendants

German: Wacholder

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