Where does “gunnel” come from?
gunnel (English) comes from Middle English gonnewalle, from Middle English wale, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
gunnel (English): Alternative spelling of gunwale; A small...
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- Alternative spelling of gunwale; A small...
Ancestry of “gunnel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gonnewalle | — |
| 2 | Middle English | wale | An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar... |
| 3 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 4 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |