Where does “wolke” come from?
wolke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wulko, from Proto-West Germanic wolkn, from Proto-Germanic wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
wolke (Middle Dutch): cloud
Ancestry of “wolke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wulko | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wolkn | cloud |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wulkną | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
Words derived from “wolke”