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- — to see, perceive.

gaula (French): third-person singular past historic of gauler

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of gauler

Ancestry of “gaula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgaulerto beat, beat down
2Middle Frenchgaulerto knock down with a pole
3Old Frenchgauler—
4Frankishwalustick; choice, selection
5Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Frankish walu →