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- — to see, perceive.

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-to see, perceive

Words derived from “gauler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Frankish walu →