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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walkaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welk-, *welgʰ-, extended form of *welH- (to turn, to wind, roll).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑl.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*walkaną

  1. to turn, wind, roll, toss
  2. to wend, walk, wander
  3. to trample, full (cloth)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *walkārijaz

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*walkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 570
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