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Where does “wulkaną” come from?

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

wulkaną (Proto-Germanic): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “wulkaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “wulkaną”

  • wilt
  • wilted
  • wilting
  • welkin
  • welk
  • unwilted
  • wiltingly
  • wiltedness
  • unwilting
  • wiltable
  • Regenwolke
  • Wolkenbruch
  • Wolke
  • Pilzwolke
  • Aschewolke
  • wolkenfrei
  • wolkenlos
  • Wolkenbildung
  • Wolkenkratzer
  • Gaswolke
  • welkne
  • welken
  • wolkne
  • wolcn
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