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

Definitions

  1. horse, hack

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