Where does “walahisc” come from?

walahisc (Old High German) comes 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.

walahisc (Old High German): Roman

Definitions

  1. Roman

Ancestry of “walahisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*walhisk—
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 “walahisc”

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