Where does “gault” come from?

gault (English) comes from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

gault (English): A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for...

Definitions

  1. A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for...

Ancestry of “gault”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgautforest, woods, woodland
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “gault”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →