English
Walklate
From walk + late, probably a nickname of some sort.
Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to roll’
Proto-Germanic *walkaną ‘to roll, toss, turn; to walk’
Proto-West Germanic *walkan
Old English wealcan ‘to move around, roll’
Middle English walken ‘to roll, toss; to walk’
English walk
Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- ‘to be tired’
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Proto-Germanic *lataz ‘slow’
Proto-West Germanic *lat ‘slow’
Old English læt ‘slow’
Middle English late ‘slow’
English late
Today it means
name A surname transferred from the nickname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Walklate