wallward

wallward

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *welH-der.
Proto-Italic *walso
Latin vallumbor.
Proto-West Germanic *wall
Old English weall
Middle English wal
English wall
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Old English -weard
English -ward
English wallward

    From wall + -ward.

    Adverb

    wallward (not comparable)

    1. toward a wall
      • 1999, AIAA Journal‎[1]:
        Their difference was observed in the sequence of ejections and interactions wallward.

    Adjective

    wallward (not comparable)

    1. facing, located at, or taking place at or near a wall (e.g. a cell wall or the wall of a stream of fluid)
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