Where does “gawl” come from?
gawl (Middle English) comes from Old English gagel, from Proto-West Germanic *gagul, from Proto-Germanic gagulaz — sweetwillow; gale; myrtle.
Ancestry of “gawl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | gagel | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *gagul | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gagulaz | sweetwillow; gale; myrtle |