Where does “gafol” come from?

gafol (Old English) comes from Old Irish gabul, from Proto-Celtic gablā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.

gafol (Old English): gift, offering; tribute, tax, duty; due, debt;...

Definitions

  1. gift, offering; tribute, tax, duty; due, debt;...

Ancestry of “gafol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgabulfork; branch; gallows, gibbet
2Proto-Celticgablāfork
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

Words derived from “gafol

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic gablāEvery word from Old Irish gabul
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