Where does “gol” come from?

gol (Middle English) comes from Old English gāl, from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

gol (Middle English): boundary, limit

Definitions

  1. boundary, limit

Ancestry of “gol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgālobstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;...
2Basquegailudevice
3Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

Words derived from “gol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailō →Every word from Basque gailu →