"Welk" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Welks [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname, variant of Welge, from Middle Low German welich (“lively, luxuriant”), from Old Saxon welag, from Proto-West Germanic *welag; also as a variant of Welsch. * Also as a German surname, from archaic Middle High German welc (“mild, soft”), from the root of the verb welken (“to wither”). * As a Lower Sorbian surname, from wjelk (“wolf”). * Also as a Sorbian surname, from the personal name Welimir, from Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gml|welich|t=lively, luxuriant}} Middle Low German welich (“lively, luxuriant”), {{der|en|osx|welag}} Old Saxon welag, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*welag}} Proto-West Germanic *welag, {{der|en|gmh|welc|t=mild, soft}} Middle High German welc (“mild, soft”), {{der|en|dsb|-}} Lower Sorbian, {{der|en|sla-pro|*velьjь|t=great}} Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Welks}} Welk (plural Welks)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Welk-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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