Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *walką.

Noun edit

*walk n[1]

  1. tossing, turning

Inflection edit

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *walk
Genitive *walkas
Singular Plural
Nominative *walk *walku
Accusative *walk *walku
Genitive *walkas *walkō
Dative *walkē *walkum
Instrumental *walku *walkum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: *wealc, ġewealc
  • Old Dutch: *walk
  • Old High German: *walc
    • Middle High German: walc
      • German: Walk (obsolete)

References edit

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