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Where does “Wulke” come from?

Wulke (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wulken, from Proto-Germanic wulkaną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Wulke (Saterland Frisian): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “Wulke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwulken—
2Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “Wulke”

  • wulkenloos
  • wulkich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →