# wels

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

## Etymology
From German Wels, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wels