Gaul
English
/ɡɔːl/
proper noun
Definitions
- A Roman-era region roughly corresponding to modern France and Belgium
Etymology
Borrowed from French Gaule (Gaul) derived from Middle French Gaule (Gaul) derived from Old French Gaule derived from Frankish *Walha(land), *Walhaland (foreigners, Gaul, Land of the Romans) derived from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*walhaz
Gloss
foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gallia County English
- Gaulish English
- gallium English
- Gallia Latin
- Volcae Latin
- gallicus Latin
- Gallia Italian
- Gallië Dutch, Flemish
- Gaule French
- Γαλλία Ancient Greek
- *walhaz Proto-Germanic
- Wealas Old English
- Wēalas, Wealas Old English
- wealh Old English
- wealhhnutu Old English
- wælisc Old English
- wall Middle English
- gailliam Irish
- Gallien Danish
- *volxъ Proto-Slavic
- Gaule Old French
- Γαλλία Greek (modern)
- ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨ Old High German
- Eflak Turkish
- Gaule Middle French
- *walh gmw-pro
- *wolkos Proto-Celtic
- Gallitlalpan Classical Nahuatl
- galli Occitan
- *Walha(land), *Walhaland Frankish
- *walh Frankish
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