Walsch
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English wīelisċ, wēlisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz; equivalent to wale (“outsider”) + -isch. Some forms have been remodelled by analogy with other etymologically related words.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWalsch
- A person of Welsh ethnicity; a Welshman.
- A person living or residing in Wales.
- (Middle) Welsh (the Insular Celtic language spoken in Wales)
- A kind of woollen cloth originating from Wales.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “Welsh, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.
Adjective
editWalsch
- Welsh; from or of Wales or its people.
- foreign, exotic, unfamiliar
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “Welsh, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.
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