Where does “walkere” come from?
walkere (Middle English) comes from Middle English walken, from Old English wealcian, from Frankish walkōn, from Proto-Germanic walkōną, from Indo-European *wel-.
walkere (Middle English): one who walks, traveller
Definitions
- one who walks, traveller
Ancestry of “walkere”, step by step
walkere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English walken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | walken | to roll, toss, journey about |
| 2 | Old English | wealcian | to roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle |
| 3 | Frankish | walkōn | to roll; to full |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walkōną | To roll about; wallow; To full |
| 5 | Indo-European | *wel- | — |
via Old English wealcere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wealcere | one who fulls cloth |