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”

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