Where does “wealh” come from?

wealh (Old English) comes from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

wealh (Old English): foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave

Definitions

  1. foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave

Ancestry of “wealh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīeġisland
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “wealh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →