Where does “Welshry” come from?

Welshry (English) comes from English Welsh, from Middle English Walsch, from Old English wælisc, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Welshry (English): In medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs

Definitions

  1. In medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs

Ancestry of “Welshry”, step by step

Welshry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Welsh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWelshBritish; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who...
2Middle EnglishWalschWelsh; from or of Wales or its people; unusual,...
3Old Englishwælisc
4Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
5LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
6Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via English ry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishryA test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg-