Where does “walkathon” come from?

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

walkathon (English): A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid...

Definitions

  1. A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid...

Ancestry of “walkathon”, 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- →