Walsch

Middle English

/ˈwal(i)ʃ/

proper noun
Definitions
  • An individual of Welsh ethnicity; a Welshman.
  • An individual living or residing in Wales.
  • Middle (Middle) Welsh the Insular Celtic language spoken in Wales
  • A kind of woollen cloth originating from Wales.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wīelisċ (Celt, foreigner) inherited from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (foreign, non-Germanic, later Roman, Celt, later also Roman, Roman) affix from Middle English wale (outsider, wheal, preference, selection, welt).

Origin

Middle English

wale

Gloss

outsider, wheal, preference, selection, welt

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms