Where does “waulker” come from?

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

waulker (English): Synonym of fuller

Definitions

  1. Synonym of fuller

Ancestry of “waulker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwalkereone who walks, traveller
2Middle Englishwalkento roll, toss, journey about
3Old Englishwealcianto roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle
4Frankishwalkōnto roll; to full
5Proto-GermanicwalkōnąTo roll about; wallow; To full
6Indo-European*wel-—
Every word from Indo-European *wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walkōną →Every word from Frankish walkōn →