Where does “Wallis” come from?
Wallis (English) comes from German Wallis, from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
Ancestry of “Wallis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Wallis | — |
| 2 | English | Wales | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 4 | Old English | Wēalas | — |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |