Wahl
/vɑːl/noun
A German surname and proper name, also used in English for the Wahl brand of grooming products.
Did you know?The German noun Wahl, meaning “choice” or “election,” comes from the same ancient Indo-European root that produced English will and wish—linking decision, desire, and intention.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*welh₁-
“To choose, wish, or will”
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*waljaną
“To choose or select”
Old High German
Old High German
wala
“Choice or selection”
Middle High German
Middle High German
wal
“Choice; election”
Modern German
German
Wahl
“Choice, election, or selection”
Modern English
English
Wahl
“A surname and commercial proper name, notably the Wahl grooming-products brand”