Where does “gaulois” come from?
gaulois (French) comes from Old French Galois, from Old French Gales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.
gaulois (French): Gaulish; Gaulish language
Definitions
- Gaulish; Gaulish language
Ancestry of “gaulois”, step by step
gaulois traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French Galois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | Galois | Welsh person; Welshman |
| 2 | Old French | Gales | — |
| 3 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 4 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 5 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |