Where does “wīelisċ” come from?

wīelisċ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic walhisk, from Proto-Germanic walhiskaz, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

wīelisċ (Old English): foreigner; Celt; foreign, Celtic

Definitions

  1. foreigner; Celt; foreign, Celtic

Ancestry of “wīelisċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwalhiskforeign, non-Germanic
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 “wīelisċ”

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