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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walk
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Proto-West Germanic
Alternative forms
- *gawalk
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *walką.
Noun
*walk n[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
- Middle English: walk, walc, walke
- English: walk
- Scots: walk
- Middle English: walk, walc, walke
- Old Dutch: *walk
- Middle Dutch: walc
- Old High German: *walc
- Middle High German: walc
- German: Walk (obsolete)
- Middle High German: walc
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*walkan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 444