Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walkārī

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

Etymology

From *walk (“rolling”) +‎ *-ārī and/or *walkan or *walkōn +‎ *-ārī.

Noun

*walkārī m

1. fuller (one who fulls cloth)

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*walkārī
Genitive	*walkārijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*walkārī	*walkārijō, *walkārijōs
Accusative	*walkārī	*walkārijā
Genitive	*walkārijas	*walkārijō
Dative	*walkārijē	*walkārijum
Instrumental	*walkāriju	*walkārijum

Descendants

• Old English: wealcere
  • Middle English: walkere, walkar, walker
    • English: waulker, walker
    • Scots: waulker
• Old High German: walkāri, walchare
  • Middle High German: walker, welker
    • German: Walker (obsolete Welker)