Where does “welhisch” come from?

welhisch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German walahisc, from Proto-Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic walhiskaz, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Ancestry of “welhisch”, step by step

welhisch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German walahisc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanwalahiscRoman
2Proto-Germanic*walhisk—
3Proto-Germanicwalhiskazforeign, non-Germanic
4Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
5LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
6Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Old High German walask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwalask—

via Old High German walahisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwalahisk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →