Where does “וואָלקן” come from?
וואָלקן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic wulkaną, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
וואָלקן (Yiddish): cloud
Ancestry of “וואָלקן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wolken | cloud |
| 2 | Old High German | wolkan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wulkaną | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |