Where does “volk” come from?

volk (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse valk, from Proto-Germanic walką, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

volk (Icelandic): difficulty, trouble, hardship

Definitions

  1. difficulty, trouble, hardship

Ancestry of “volk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevalk—
2Proto-Germanicwalkątossing, turning
3Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →