From Middle High German walchen, walken, from Old High German walchan, walcan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną (“to turn, roll, toss; to walk; to trample”). Cognate with German walken (“to tan; to knead”), also “to beat” colloquially, English walk; also French gauche (“left (side); awkward; clumsy”), via Frankish.
balchan (third-person singular present indicative balchet, past participle gabàlchet, auxiliary haban)
| infinitive | balchan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | balchanten | ||||
| past participle | gabàlchet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich balche | bar balchan | i | ich balche | bar balchan |
| du balchest | iart balchet | du balchest | iart balchet | ||
| ear balchet | ze balchent | ear balche | ze balchan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gabàlchet | bar haban gabàlchet | ii | ich balchate | bar balchatan |
| du hast gabàlchet | iart habet gabàlchet | du balchatest | iart balchatet | ||
| ear hat gabàlchet | ze habent gabàlchet | ear balchate | ze balchatan | ||
| imperative | — | balchabar | |||
| balch (du) | balchet (iart) | ||||
| balche (ear) | balchan (ze) | ||||