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Where does “walkan” come from?

walkan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

walkan (Frankish): to full, trample; to roll; to waulk, to full

Definitions

  1. to full, trample; to roll; to waulk, to full

Ancestry of “walkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “walkan”

  • gauche
  • gaucheness
  • gauchely
  • gauche caviar
  • gauchisme
  • gauchiste
  • gaucher
  • gauchement
  • gauchissement
  • gauchisme
  • gauchiste
  • ultragauche
  • gauche
  • ultragauchiste
  • gauchard
  • dégauchir
  • gauchir
  • gaucher
  • gauchier
  • gauchir
  • gauchir
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