Where does “wealhstod” come from?

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

wealhstod (Old English): translator, interpreter

Definitions

  1. translator, interpreter

Ancestry of “wealhstod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →