Where does “wolken” come from?

wolken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic wulkaną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

wolken (Middle High German): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “wolken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwolkan—
2Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “wolken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkaną →Every word from Old High German wolkan →