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

Definitions

  1. fork; pitchfork; prong

Ancestry of “gowuł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangabalasparrow hawk
2Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
3Gaulishgabalos—
4Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →
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