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Where does “Walha” come from?

Walha (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Walha (Frankish): foreigners, Romans, Celts

Definitions

  1. foreigners, Romans, Celts

Ancestry of “Walha”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Walha”

  • Gaul
  • Gallic
  • gallium
  • Gaulish
  • Gallicism
  • Gallicization
  • trimethylgallium
  • triethylgallium
  • Gallicisation
  • radiogallium
  • Gauls
  • galliferous
  • digallium
  • Gallia County
  • organogallium
  • Gallia
  • Tres Galliae
  • gallicus
  • galgo
  • engalgar
  • pirogallico
  • gallicizzare
  • gallico
  • галлицизм
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