Where does “walkway” come from?
Walkway derives from English walk and English way, with walk tracing to Old English weġ and ultimately Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-, meaning to go or move.
walkway (English): A clearly defined path for pedestrians
Definitions
- A clearly defined path for pedestrians
Ancestry of “walkway”, 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- | — |