Etymology Explorer › Old High German

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”

  • Gaswolke
  • wolkenlos
  • wolkenfrei
  • Wolkenkratzer
  • Wolke
  • Pilzwolke
  • Regenwolke
  • Wolkenbildung
  • Wolkenbruch
  • Aschewolke
  • wolken
  • וואָלקן
  • Wollek
  • Wollekekrazert
  • wollekeg
  • Reewollek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →