Where does “gull” come from?

Gull comes from Middle English gulle, from Proto-Celtic wailannā, from Proto-Indo-European wai.

gull (English): A seabird of the genus "Larus" or of the family...

Definitions

  1. A seabird of the genus "Larus" or of the family...

Ancestry of “gull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgullefriendly
2Proto-Brythonicgwuɨlannseagull, gull
3Proto-Celticwailannāseagull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “gull

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai