Where does “wallon” come from?

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

wallon (French): Walloon; Walloon language

Definitions

  1. Walloon; Walloon language

Ancestry of “wallon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wallon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg-
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