Where does “javeline” come from?

javeline (Middle French) comes from Old French javelline, from Old French javelot, from Vulgar Latin gabalottus, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

javeline (Middle French): a type of long, thin, spear

Definitions

  1. a type of long, thin, spear

Ancestry of “javeline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjavellinea type of long, thin, spear used as a weapon
2Old Frenchjavelotjavelin
3Vulgar Latingabalottusspear
4Gaulishgabalos—
5Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “javeline”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →