Where does “walkup” come from?

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

walkup (English): Alternative form of walk-up

Definitions

Alternative form of walk-up

Ancestry of “walkup”, step by step

walkup 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 up

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	up	Away from the surface of the Earth or other...
2	Middle English	up	to a vertical axis
3	Old English	upp	up; upstairs
4	Proto-West Germanic	*upp	—

Every word from Indo-European *wel- →