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

  1. A clearly defined path for pedestrians

Ancestry of “walkway”, step by step

walkway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English walk

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-—

via English Way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWayChristianity
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “walkway”

Every word from Indo-European *wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walkōną →Every word from Frankish walkōn →