Where does “walke” come from?
walke (Middle English) comes from Old English wealc, from Proto-Germanic walką, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Ancestry of “walke”, step by step
walke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wealc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wealc | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walką | tossing, turning |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walkaną | to turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wolg- | to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via Old English ġewealc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġewealc | a rolling motion, attack |