Where does “waalsch” come from?

waalsch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch walsk, from Proto-Germanic walhiskaz, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Ancestry of “waalsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwalsk—
2Proto-Germanicwalhiskazforeign, non-Germanic
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →