Where does “*walkan” come from?

*walkan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “*walkan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	walkaną	to turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
2	Proto-Indo-European	wolg-	to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
3	Proto-Indo-European	wel-	to see

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