Where does “skywalk” come from?

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

skywalk (English): skyway

Definitions

skyway

Ancestry of “skywalk”, step by step

skywalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English walk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	walk	To move on the feet by alternately setting each...
2	Middle English	walk	to watch
3	Old English	wealcian	to roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle
4	Frankish	walkōn	to roll; to full
5	Proto-Germanic	walkōną	To roll about; wallow; To full
6	Indo-European	*wel-	—

via English sky

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	sky	The atmosphere above a given point, especially as...
2	Middle English	sky	The atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the...
3	Old Norse	ský	cloud
4	Proto-Germanic	skiwją	cloud; sky
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

Every word from Indo-European *wel- →