Where does “gaule” come from?
gaule (French) comes from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
gaule (French): pole; fishing pole; boner
Definitions
- pole; fishing pole; boner
Ancestry of “gaule”, step by step
gaule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French gaule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 2 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 3 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 4 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 6 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |