Where does “Wallach” come from?
Wallach (German) comes from Middle Low German wallache, from Russian волох, from Old East Slavic волохъ, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
Wallach (German): gelding castrated male horse
Definitions
- gelding castrated male horse
Ancestry of “Wallach”, step by step
Wallach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German wallache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wallache | — |
| 2 | Russian | волох | a member of one of the Romanic peoples, such as... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | волохъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 6 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via German Walachei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Walachei | remote area |
| 2 | German | -ei | Forming names of sites or buildings where a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -īe | — |
| 4 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |