Where does “valke” come from?

valke (Danish) comes from Old Norse valka, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

valke (Danish): To waulk, walk, full

Definitions

  1. To waulk, walk, full

Ancestry of “valke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevalkato wander; to drag about; to wander about
2Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →
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