Where does “Welschlandjahr” come from?
Welschlandjahr (German) comes from German Welschland, from German welsch, from Middle High German welsch, from Old High German walahisc, from Proto-Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic walhiskaz, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae — wet, damp.
Welschlandjahr (German): year of living in Romandy
Definitions
- year of living in Romandy
Ancestry of “Welschlandjahr”, step by step
Welschlandjahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Welschland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Welschland | French speaking Switzerland |
| 2 | German | welsch | pertaining to the Romance-speaking areas and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | welsch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | walahisc | Roman |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *walhisk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walhiskaz | foreign, non-Germanic |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 8 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via German jahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jahr | year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun |
| 2 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -ic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |