Where does “walask” come from?

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

Ancestry of “walask”, step by step

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

Words derived from “walask”

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