Where does “walk” come from?
walk (Middle English) comes from Old English wealcian, from Frankish walkōn, from Proto-Germanic walkōną, from Indo-European *wel-.
walk (Middle English): to watch
Ancestry of “walk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wealcian | to roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle |
| 2 | Frankish | walkōn | to roll; to full |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walkōną | To roll about; wallow; To full |
| 4 | Indo-European | *wel- | — |