Where does “Wolke” come from?
Wolke (German) comes from Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic wulkaną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
Wolke (German): cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets...
Definitions
- cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets...
Ancestry of “Wolke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wolken | cloud |
| 2 | Old High German | wolkan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wulkaną | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
Words derived from “Wolke”