No. 1,895 in German
walz
"Walz" in German refers to a "roll" or "rolling," and in certain contexts, it can mean the traditional journeyman's travels ("Wanderschaft").
In a sentence
Die Walz ist für Handwerksgesellen eine Tradition.
The journeyman's journey is a tradition for craftsmen.
Here, 'Walz' refers to the traditional journey or travel of craftspeople for work.
Er walzt den Teig für das Brot aus.
He rolls out the dough for the bread.
In this sentence, 'walzt' is the verb meaning 'to roll out flat', here related to preparing dough.
Der Musiker nennt sich Walz als Künstlername.
The musician is known as Walz as his stage name.
'Walz' here is a proper noun—a chosen stage name by the musician.
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