English
Walian
From Wales + -ian.
A compound of Wales + -ian
Proto-Germanic *walhaz ‘Celt, Roman’
Proto-West Germanic *walh ‘foreigner, non-Germanic person’
Old English wealh ‘Celt, Welsh person’
Old English Wēalas
Middle English Wales
English Wales
Today it means
noun A Welsh person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Walian