Where does “wolcen” come from?

wolcen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wulk-, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

wolcen (Old English): Alternative form of wolcn; a convolution, ball,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wolcn; a convolution, ball,...

Ancestry of “wolcen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwulk-—
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

Words derived from “wolcen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wolg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walkaną →