Where does “Walloon” come from?

Walloon comes from French wallon, derived from Frankish walh, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, ultimately from Latin Volcae, the name of a Celtic people, related to Proto-Celtic wolkos.

Walloon (English): An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian...

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian...

Ancestry of “Walloon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchwallonWalloon; Walloon language
2Frankishwalhforeigner, non-Germanic person
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “Walloon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg-