Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walk

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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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *walką.

Noun[edit]

*walk n[1]

  1. tossing, turning

Inflection[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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