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. tossing, turning
2. curl of hair

Inflection

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

• 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