Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walką

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From or related to *walkaną (“to roll”).

Noun

*walką n[1]

  1. tossing, turning
  2. curl of hair

Inflection

Declension of *walką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *walką *walkō
vocative *walką *walkō
accusative *walką *walkō
genitive *walkas, *walkis *walkǫ̂
dative *walkai *walkamaz
instrumental *walkō *walkamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *walk
    • Old English: *wealc, ġewealc
    • Old Dutch: *walk
    • Old High German: *walc
      • Middle High German: walc
        • German: Walk (obsolete)
  • Old Norse: valk

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*walkan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 444
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