Where does “Gable” come from?

Gable (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

Gable (Alemannic German): fork, prong

Definitions

  1. fork, prong

Ancestry of “Gable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangabele—
2Old High Germangabalasparrow hawk
3Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
4Gaulishgabalos—
5Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →