English word walk comes from Proto-Indo-European *walg-, walk-, Proto-Indo-European *welg-, Proto-Indo-European *wolg-, and later Proto-Germanic *walkōną (To full. To roll about; wallow.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *walg-, walk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *welg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | humid, wet, to bend, twist, run, roll |
| *wolg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *welgʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *walkōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To full. To roll about; wallow. |
| *walkaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To trample, full (cloth). To turn, wind, roll, toss. To wend, walk, wander. |
| wealcian | Old English (ang) | (transitive) to roll up, curl, twist. (transitive) to wrinkle. |
| ġewealcan | Old English (ang) | |
| walkien | Middle English (enm) | To roll up, muffle up. |
| walk | English (en) | (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.. (intransitive, colloquial) To leave, resign.. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.. (intransitive, colloquial, legal) To "walk free", [...] |