Detailed Entry Information

English:one who lives good because he follows the ways he was taught (lit: one who listens well)

Lenape:wèlsìtànk [na]

weelsettankch [1755] one who believes

The IC prefix metathesizes with /w/, dropping /y/ and realizing the /eë/ sequence as /è/.
/m/ assimilates to /k/ and is realized as /n/.

Form:

wèlsìtànk

Structure:

ye-wël-sìtam-k

Meaning:

IC-well-listen-3conj