valskr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“foreign, non-Germanic (Celtic, later also Roman)”). Equivalent to valr (“Romance-speaking foreigner”) +‎ -iskr (“-ish, -ic”)

Adjective

valskr

  1. Celtic, Roman

Declension

  • valr (“Romance-speaking foreigner”)
  • Valland (“France, Rome”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: valskur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: valsk, velsk (Possibly from Middle Low German)
  • Old Swedish: valsker
    • Swedish: välsk
  • Danish: vælsk (Possibly from Middle Low German)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: velsk
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