Where does “wolkan” come from?
wolkan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
wolkan (Old Saxon): cloud; clouds; sky, heavens
Definitions
- cloud; clouds; sky, heavens
Ancestry of “wolkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wulkną | cloud |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |