Where does “gobhal” come from?

gobhal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gabul, from Proto-Celtic gablā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.

gobhal (Scottish Gaelic): fork; crotch; prop, post, pillar

Definitions

  1. fork; crotch; prop, post, pillar

Ancestry of “gobhal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgabulfork; branch; gallows, gibbet
2Proto-Celticgablāfork
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

Words derived from “gobhal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gablā →Every word from Old Irish gabul →