Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *walhaz, from the name of a Celtic tribe.

Noun

*ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᛉ (*walhaʀ) m

1. Gaul, Roman; southern foreigner

Derived terms

• ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᚲᚢᚱᚾᛖ (walhakurne /⁠walhakurnē⁠/, “gold”, dative singular, literally “Roman grain”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: valir m pl