Where does “gauler” come from?

gauler (Old French) comes from Frankish walu, from Proto-Germanic waluz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “gauler”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gauler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waluz →Every word from Frankish walu →