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

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “וואָלקן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwolkencloud
2Old High Germanwolkan—
3Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulkaną →Every word from Old High German wolkan →