Where does “waulk” come from?

waulk (Scots) comes from Middle English walken, from Old English wealcian, from Frankish walkōn, from Proto-Germanic walkōną, from Indo-European *wel-.

waulk (Scots): to full; to shrink from moisture

Definitions

  1. to full; to shrink from moisture

Ancestry of “waulk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwalkento roll, toss, journey about
2Old Englishwealcianto roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle
3Frankishwalkōnto roll; to full
4Proto-GermanicwalkōnąTo roll about; wallow; To full
5Indo-European*wel-—
Every word from Indo-European *wel- →