Where does “Wolkj” come from?

Wolkj (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wolken, from Old Saxon wolkan, from Proto-Germanic wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Wolkj (Plautdietsch): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “Wolkj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwolken—
2Old Saxonwolkancloud; clouds; sky, heavens
3Proto-Germanicwulknącloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “Wolkj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkną →Every word from Old Saxon wolkan →