Where does “walhisk” come from?

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

walhisk (Frankish): Roman; foreign, non-Germanic

Definitions

  1. Roman; foreign, non-Germanic

Ancestry of “walhisk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “walhisk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →