Where does “gowuł” come from?
gowuł (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.
gowuł (Vilamovian): fork; pitchfork; prong
Ancestry of “gowuł”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gabala | sparrow hawk |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gabulu | fork; pitchfork |
| 3 | Gaulish | gabalos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | gabalos | fork, forked branch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰabʰlos | fork, branch of tree |