Where does “walke” come from?
walke (English) comes from German walken, from Middle High German walken, from Old High German walcan, from Proto-Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
walke (English): Obsolete spelling of walk; obsolete spelling of...
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of walk; obsolete spelling of...
Ancestry of “walke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | walken | to tan (in leather-making), to full, to walk (in felt-making) |
| 2 | Middle High German | walken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | walcan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *walkan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walkaną | to turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wolg- | to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |