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Where does “airwalk” come from?

airwalk (English) comes from English walk, from Middle English walk, from Old English wealcian, from Frankish walkōn, from Proto-Germanic walkōną, from Indo-European *wel-.

airwalk (English): A trick in which the skater holds the board and...

Definitions

  1. A trick in which the skater holds the board and...

Ancestry of “airwalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwalkTo move on the feet by alternately setting each...
2Middle Englishwalkto watch
3Old Englishwealcianto roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle
4Frankishwalkōnto roll; to full
5Proto-GermanicwalkōnąTo roll about; wallow; To full
6Indo-European*wel-—
Every word from Indo-European *wel- →