Where does “Unterwalliserin” come from?
Unterwalliserin (German) comes from German Unterwalliser, from German Unterwallis, from German Wallis, from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ — water.
Unterwalliserin (German): a female native or inhabitant of Unterwallis
Definitions
- a female native or inhabitant of Unterwallis
Ancestry of “Unterwalliserin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unterwalliser | Native or inhabitant of Unterwallis |
| 2 | German | Unterwallis | — |
| 3 | German | Wallis | — |
| 4 | English | Wales | The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country |
| 5 | Middle English | Wales | — |
| 6 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 7 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 8 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |