Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “gauler” come from?

gauler (Middle French) comes from Old French gauler, from Frankish walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

gauler (Middle French): to knock down with a pole

Definitions

  1. to knock down with a pole

Ancestry of “gauler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgauler—
2Frankishwalustick; choice, selection
3Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “gauler”

  • gaule
  • gauler
  • gaula
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