Where does “gafolrand” come from?

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

gafolrand (Old English): a line; rod; a pair of compasses; a staff compass

Definitions

  1. a line; rod; a pair of compasses; a staff compass

Ancestry of “gafolrand”, step by step

gafolrand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gafol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgafolgift, offering; tribute, tax, duty; due, debt;...
2Old Irishgabulfork; branch; gallows, gibbet
3Proto-Celticgablāfork
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

via Old English rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrandouter part of something: edge, brink, rim,...
2Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gablā →Every word from Old Irish gabul →