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Where does “walhaz” come from?

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

walhaz (Proto-Germanic): foreigner, non-Germanic person

Definitions

  1. foreigner, non-Germanic person

Ancestry of “walhaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “walhaz”

  • wall
  • Wales
  • Welsh
  • Cornell
  • Walton
  • Cornwall
  • Gaul
  • walnut
  • firewall
  • unwell
  • wallpaper
  • Stonewall
  • Gallic
  • stairwell
  • welling
  • Walcott
  • gunwale
  • upwelling
  • drywall
  • gallium
  • sidewall
  • Gaulish
  • Walloon
  • Wallachia
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