Where does “walkthrough” come from?
Walkthrough comes from English walk and through, with walk deriving from Middle English walken, Old English wealcian, and Proto-Germanic walkōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
walkthrough (English): The process of inspecting algorithms and source...
Definitions
- The process of inspecting algorithms and source...
Ancestry of “walkthrough”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |