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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walkārī
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *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
- Middle English: walkere, walkar, walker
- Old High German: walkāri, walchare
- Middle High German: walker, welker
- German: Walker (obsolete Welker)
- Middle High German: walker, welker
References
- “waulker, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.