Where does “gaula” come from?
gaula (French) comes from French gauler, from Middle French gauler, from Old French gauler, from Frankish walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
gaula (French): third-person singular past historic of gauler
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of gauler
Ancestry of “gaula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gauler | to beat, beat down |
| 2 | Middle French | gauler | to knock down with a pole |
| 3 | Old French | gauler | — |
| 4 | Frankish | walu | stick; choice, selection |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waluz | staff, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |