Walloon.
A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).
Meaning & usage
A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French Wallon / wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”). Cognate to English Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.
A native or inhabitant of Wallonia.
A speaker of Walloon (as above).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French Wallon / wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”). Cognate to English Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.
Of, from or relating to Wallonia.
Of or relating to the Walloon language.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French Wallon / wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”). Cognate to English Welsh/Wales, the second part of Cornwall, and first part of walnut, as well as Gaul and Wallachia.
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