Where does “*walh” come from?

*walh (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Ancestry of “*walh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*walh”

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