Where does “Wallisian” come from?
Wallisian (English) comes from English Wallis, 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 — water.
Wallisian (English): Of or relating to Wallis Island
Definitions
- Of or relating to Wallis Island
Ancestry of “Wallisian”, step by step
Wallisian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wallis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wallis | for someone with Welsh ancestry |
| 2 | German | Wallis | — |
| 3 | English | Wales | The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country |
| 4 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 5 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 6 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 7 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |