Wealas
Old English
Alternative forms
- Ƿealas
Etymology
From plural of wealh (“foreigner, Welshman”), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”), probably from Latin Volcae, the name of a Celtic tribe in Gaul. Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæɑ̯lɑs/
Proper noun
Wealas ?
- Wales
Descendants
- Middle English: Wales
- English: Wales
- Scots: Wales