Where does “walk” come from?
Walk comes from Middle English walken, from Old English wealcian, from Proto-Germanic walkōną, from Proto-Indo-European wel-, meaning to turn or roll.
walk (English): To move on the feet by alternately setting each...
Definitions
- To move on the feet by alternately setting each...
Ancestry of “walk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | walk | to watch |
| 2 | Old English | wealcian | to roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle |
| 3 | Frankish | walkōn | to roll; to full |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walkōną | To roll about; wallow; To full |
| 5 | Indo-European | *wel- | — |
Words derived from “walk”