Where does “walk” come from?

walk (Manx) comes from English waulk, from Middle English walken, from Old English wealcian, from Frankish walkōn, from Proto-Germanic walkōną, from Indo-European *wel-.

walk (Manx): to full cloth, waulk, tuck

Definitions

  1. to full cloth, waulk, tuck

Ancestry of “walk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwaulkto make cloth denser and more felt-like by...
2Middle Englishwalkento roll, toss, journey about
3Old Englishwealcianto roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle
4Frankishwalkōnto roll; to full
5Proto-GermanicwalkōnąTo roll about; wallow; To full
6Indo-European*wel-—

Words derived from “walk”

Every word from Indo-European *wel- →