gaule

French

noun
Definitions
  • (long) pole
  • fishing pole
  • (slang) boner

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gaule inherited from Old French gaule derived from Frankish *walu (stick) derived from Proto-Germanic *waluz (stick, root, staff) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel-

Gloss

turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

森

Emoji
🙃

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