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)

References

“waulker, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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[1] “waulker, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.