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Where does “Waulle” come from?

Waulle (Old French) comes from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

Waulle (Old French): Gaul

Definitions

  1. Gaul

Ancestry of “Waulle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrankishWalhalandGaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners
2FrankishWalhaforeigners, Romans, Celts
3Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
4LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
5Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “Waulle”

  • Gaul
  • Gaulish
  • Gauls
  • Gaule
  • Gaule
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