*walhaz

Runic: ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑl.xɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

a foreigner, a non-Germanic, specifically
a Celt, a Celtic-speaker
a Roman, a speaker of Latin (or Romance)

Etymology

From earlier *wólkos, from the name of a Celtic tribe, the Volcae. Historically the tribe's name has been linked to an animal, possibly Proto-Celtic *wolkos, or alternatively (but less likely) Proto-Celtic *ulkʷos, in turn from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos, as Caesar described the Celts having fought with huge dogs.

For the first possibility, cf. the personal name Gaulish Catuvolcus and Welsh cadwalch.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	walhaz	walhōz, walhōs
Acc.	walhą	walhanz
Gen.	walhas, walhis	walhǫ̂
Dat.	walhai	walhamaz
Inst.	walhō	walhamiz
Voc.	walh	walhōz, walhōs

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Descendants

*walh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *Wala, *Wale (Old Dutch)
  - wāle (Middle Dutch)
    - Waal (Dutch)
*walh (Proto-West Germanic)
- wealh (Old English)
  - wealh (English)
  - wallus (Medieval Latin)
  - wælh, wale (Middle English)
  - Wēalas (Old English)
*walh (Proto-West Germanic)
- wealh (Old English)
  - Cornwēalas (Old English)
    - Cornwale, Cornwaile (Middle English)
      - Cornwall (English)
*walh (Proto-West Germanic)
- walh, walah (Old High German)
  - walch (Middle High German)
    - Walchen, Walen (German)
*walh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *volxъ (Proto-Slavic)
  - Vlach, Wallachia (English)
*walh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *Wallō (Vulgar Latin)
  - walon, Walon (Walloon)
    - wallon, Wallon (French)
      - Walloon (English)
*ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᛉ (*walhaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᚲᚢᚱᚾᛖ (walhakurnē) (Proto-Norse)
*ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᛉ (*walhaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- valr, valir (Old Norse)
  - valur, valir (Icelandic)
*ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᛉ (*walhaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- valr, valir (Old Norse)
  - val- (Old Norse)
    - val- (Faroese)
    - val- (Icelandic)
    - val, valar (Old Swedish)
*𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (*walhs) (Gothic)
- *volxъ (Proto-Slavic)
  - Vlach, Wallachia (English)

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