Where does “Wale” come from?
Wale (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch Wala, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
Ancestry of “Wale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | Wala | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 3 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |