Where does “weolc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “weolc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*walkanto roll (of waves)
2Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wolg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walkaną →