Welded
/ˈwɛl.dɪd/noun
Joined together by heating and fusing materials, usually metals.
Did you know?The term 'weld' comes from a practice where blacksmiths often believed they were binding not just metal, but the very spirit of the materials together in a sacred act.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*weldōną
“to bring together or unite”
Old English
OE
wealdan
“to control or govern, often associated with forging or shaping”
Middle English
ME
welden
“to join or unite by means of heat”
15th Century
English
weld
“to join metals by heating until they fuse”
Modern English
English
welded
“having been joined together by fusion, typically of metals”