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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

Alternative forms

  • *gawalk

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walką.

Noun

*walk n[1]

  1. tossing, turning

Inflection

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

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

References

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