Where does “gaule” come from?

gaule (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.

Ancestry of “gaule”, step by step

gaule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish Walhaland

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

via Frankish walu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwalustick; choice, selection
2Proto-Germanicwaluzstaff, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “gaule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Latin Volcae →