Where does “walcan” come from?
walcan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Ancestry of “walcan”, step by step
walcan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic *walkan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *walkan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walkaną | to turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wolg- | to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via Proto-West Germanic *walkan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *walkan | to roll (of waves) |