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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

*walką n^[1]

tossing, turning
curl of hair

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension 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 edit

Proto-West Germanic: *walk
- Old English: *wealc, ġewealc
  - Middle English: walk, walc, walke
    - English: walk
    - Scots: walk
- Old Dutch: *walk
  - Middle Dutch: walc
- Old High German: *walc
  - Middle High German: walc
    - German: Walk (obsolete)
Old Norse: valk
- Icelandic: volk
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: valk
  - Norwegian Bokmål: valk
- Old Danish: walk
  - Danish: valk
- Swedish: valk

References edit

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

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

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