Where does “Norgales” come from?
Norgales (Old French) comes from Old French Gales, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Norgales (Old French): North Wales
Definitions
- North Wales
Ancestry of “Norgales”, step by step
Norgales traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French Gales
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | Gales | — |
| 2 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 3 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 4 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via Old French nord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | nord | — |