Where does “wolk” come from?
wolk (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wolken, from Proto-West Germanic wolkn, from Proto-Germanic wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
wolk (North Frisian): cloud
Ancestry of “wolk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | wolken | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wolkn | cloud |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wulkną | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |