Where does “gawn” come from?

gawn (English) comes from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gawn (English): A small tub or lading vessel; Eye dialect...

Definitions

  1. A small tub or lading vessel; Eye dialect...

Ancestry of “gawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
2Middle Englishgallon—
3Normangalun—
4Latingalum—
5Vulgar Latin*galla—
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gawn”

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