200px|Brass replica of the Tjurkö bracteate showing the word walhakurne ("Roman grain", i.e. gold coin) *Walhaz is a reconstructed Proto-Germanic word meaning "Roman" , "Romance-speaker" , or "Celtic-speaker" . The term was used by the ancient Germanic peoples to describe inhabitants of the former Western Roman Empire, who were largely romanised and spoke Latin or Celtic languages (cf. Valland in Old Norse). The adjectival form is attested in Old Norse , meaning "French"; Old High German , meaning "Romance"; New High German , used in Switzerland and South Tyrol for Romance speakers; Dutch "Walloon"; Old English , , , meaning "Romano-British". The forms of these words imply that they are descended from a Proto-Germanic form *walhiska-. It is attested in the Roman Iron Age from an inscription on one of the Tjurkö bracteates, where walhakurne "Roman/Gallic grain" is apparently a kenning for "gold" (referring to the bracteate itself).
200px|Brass replica of the Tjurkö bracteate showing the word walhakurne ("Roman grain", i.e. gold coin) *Walhaz is a reconstructed Proto-Germanic word meaning "Roman" or "Romance-speaker" . The term was used by the ancient Germanic peoples to describe inhabitants of the former Western Roman Empire, who were largely romanised and spoke Latin languages (cf. Valland in Old Norse). The adjectival form is attested in Old Norse , meaning "French"; Old High German , meaning "Romance"; New High German , used in Switzerland and South Tyrol for Romance speakers; Dutch "Walloon"; Old English , , , meaning "Romano-British". The forms of these words imply that they are descended from a Proto-Germanic form *walhiska-. It is attested in the Roman Iron Age from an inscription on one of the Tjurkö bracteates, where walhakurne "Roman/Gallic grain" is apparently a kenning for "gold" (referring to the bracteate itself).
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