Where does “rookwolk” come from?

rookwolk (Dutch) comes from Afrikaans wolk, from Dutch wolk, from Middle Dutch wolke, from Old Dutch wulko, from Proto-West Germanic wolkn, from Proto-Germanic wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

rookwolk (Dutch): cloud of smoke

Definitions

  1. cloud of smoke

Ancestry of “rookwolk”, step by step

rookwolk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans wolk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswolkcloud
2Dutchwolkcloud
3Middle Dutchwolkecloud
4Old Dutchwulko—
5Proto-West Germanicwolkncloud
6Proto-Germanicwulknącloud
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Afrikaans rook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansrooksmoke
2Dutchrooksmoke
3Middle Dutchrôocsmoke
4Old Dutchrōksmoke
5Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wolkn →