Where does “wolkan” come from?

wolkan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wulkaną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Ancestry of “wolkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “wolkan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkaną →