Where does “guilla” come from?

guilla (Catalan) comes from Proto-West Germanic wisulā, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

guilla (Catalan): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “guilla”, step by step

guilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic wisulā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwisulāweasel
2Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
3Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"

via Andalusian Arabic غِلَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicغِلَّة—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wisulā →