Where does “wolken” come from?

wolken (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic wolkn, from Proto-Germanic wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Ancestry of “wolken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwolkncloud
2Proto-Germanicwulknącloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “wolken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wolkn →