Where does “Gaul” come from?

Gaul (German) comes from Middle High German gūl, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Gaul (German): horse; hack, nag

Definitions

  1. horse; hack, nag

Ancestry of “Gaul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangūl—
2Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
3Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “Gaul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →