Where does “gaw” come from?

gaw (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Gall, from Old Irish gall, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

gaw (English): to stare or gape; An expletive, expressing...

Definitions

  1. to stare or gape; An expletive, expressing...

Ancestry of “gaw”, step by step

gaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic Gall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicGallforeigner, alien; Lowlander
2Old Irishgallforeigner; rock, pillar
3LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
4Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
5Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via Middle English gowen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgowento stare
2Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
3Old Norsegeyjato bark
4Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Latin Gallus →