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
Ancestry of “waulker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | walkere | one who walks, traveller |
| 2 | Middle English | walken | to roll, toss, journey about |
| 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- | — |