Where does “wealcol” come from?

wealcol (Old English) comes from Old English wealcan, from Proto-Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

wealcol (Old English): mobile

Definitions

  1. mobile

Ancestry of “wealcol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealcanto move around; to revolve; to roll, roll around,...
2Proto-Germanic*walkan—
3Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →