Etymology

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Old English wæcla ← Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*walhiskaz“Celt; later Roman”
  2. Old English · derived fromwæcla
  3. English todayWatling

From Old English Wæcelinga, from Old English wæcla, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*walhiskaz all →

welchWalchWalshe

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.