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Where does “gaula” come from?

gaula (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂w- — to yawn, gape; to gape, yawn.

gaula (Old Norse): to howl

Definitions

  1. to howl

Ancestry of “gaula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂w-to yawn, gape; to gape, yawn

Words derived from “gaula”

  • gaule
  • gaule
  • gaula
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