Where does “gail” come from?

gail (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos — frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

gail (Proto-West Germanic): wanton; lustful

Definitions

  1. wanton; lustful

Ancestry of “gail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgailazmerry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

Words derived from “gail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailaz →
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