Where does “daywalk” come from?

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

daywalk (English): A walk or hike that takes the best part of the day to do

Definitions

  1. A walk or hike that takes the best part of the day to do

Ancestry of “daywalk”, step by step

daywalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English walk

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-—

via English Day

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDayderived from a medieval diminutive of David
2Middle Englishdayday; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period
3Old Englishdæġday, daytime
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Indo-European *wel- →
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