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, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)

Definitions

  1. cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)

Ancestry of “wolke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwolkencloud
2Old High Germanwolkan—
3Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “wolke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkaną →Every word from Old High German wolkan →