Where does “welke” come from?

welke (Old French) comes from Middle English welk, from Old English weoloc, from Proto-West Germanic *weluk — whelk.

welke (Old French): whelk

Definitions

  1. whelk

Ancestry of “welke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwelkwhelk sea snail
2Old Englishweolocwhelk
3Proto-West Germanic*welukwhelk
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weluk →Every word from Old English weoloc →Every word from Middle English welk →