Where does “Gaul” come from?

Gaul (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German galle, from Old Saxon galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Gaul (Plautdietsch): gall, bile

Definitions

  1. gall, bile

Ancestry of “Gaul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangalle—
2Old Saxongalla—
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →