Where does “welisc” come from?

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

welisc (Middle High German): Romance, non-Germanic, foreign

Definitions

  1. Romance, non-Germanic, foreign

Ancestry of “welisc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “welisc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →