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

  1. cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets...

Ancestry of “Wolke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwolkencloud
2Old High Germanwolkan—
3Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkaną →Every word from Old High German wolkan →