Where does “Gauls” come from?

Gauls (German) comes from German Gaul, 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.

Gauls (German): genitive of Gaul

Definitions

  1. genitive of Gaul

Ancestry of “Gauls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGaulhorse; hack, nag
2Middle High Germangūl—
3Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
4Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →