walken

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

walken (third-person singular simple present walkt, past tense walkte, past participle gewalkt, auxiliary haben)

1. to tan (in leather-making)
2. to knead
3. (slang) to beat

Related terms

• Walke
• Walker
• Walkmühle
• Walkmüller

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.

Verb

walken

1. to knead

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: walken

Further reading

• “walken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wealcan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.

Verb

walken (third-person singular simple present walketh, present participle walkende, simple past welk, past participle walken)

1. to roll, toss, journey about

Related terms

• walkien

Descendants

• English walk, waulk (also attributable to walkien)

See also

• waken (“to wake”)
• wakien (“to watch, awake”)