Where does “gauler” come from?

gauler (French) comes from Middle French gauler, from Old French gauler, from Frankish walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

gauler (French): to beat, beat down

Definitions

  1. to beat, beat down

Ancestry of “gauler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgaulerto knock down with a pole
2Old Frenchgauler—
3Frankishwalustick; choice, selection
4Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “gauler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Frankish walu →