Where does “Vellish” come from?
Vellish (English) comes from Yiddish וועליש, from Middle High German welisc, from Old High German walask, from Proto-Germanic walhiskaz, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
Vellish (English): The most common typeface for printed Hebrew, and the Sephardi Stam script from which the typeface is derived
Definitions
- The most common typeface for printed Hebrew, and the Sephardi Stam script from which the typeface is derived
Ancestry of “Vellish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וועליש | of or related to the Vellish script, the most... |
| 2 | Middle High German | welisc | Romance, non-Germanic, foreign |
| 3 | Old High German | walask | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walhiskaz | foreign, non-Germanic |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 6 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |