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walkathon

noun

Etymology

From walk + -athon.

  1. derived from *walg-✻ — “to twist, turn, move”
  2. inherited from *walkaną✻ — “to roll, toss, turn, wind; to walk, wander, wend; to full, trample”
  3. inherited from *walkan✻
  4. inherited from wealcian — “to curl, roll up, twist; to wrinkle”
  5. inherited from wealcan — “to move around; to revolve; to roll; to fluctuate; to discuss”
  6. inherited from walk
  7. suffixed as walkathon — “walk + athon”

Definitions

  1. A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid of charity.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA