Where does “whelke” come from?

whelke (Middle English) comes from Old English weoloc, from Proto-West Germanic *weluk — whelk.

whelke (Middle English): A papule; a pustule; acne

Definitions

  1. A papule; a pustule; acne

Ancestry of “whelke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweolocwhelk
2Proto-West Germanic*welukwhelk

Words derived from “whelke”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weluk →Every word from Old English weoloc →