- List of English words of Gaulish origin
A list of
English language words derived from theGaulish language , entering English viaOld Frankish orVulgar Latin andOld French ;ambassador : from Old French "embassadeur", from Latin "ambactus", from Gaulish "*ambactos", "servant, henchman, one who goes about".;beak : from Old French "bec", from Latin "beccus", from Gaulish "becco".;bilge : from Old French "boulge", from Latin "bulga", from Gaulish "bulgā", "sack".;bran : from Gaulish "brenno", through the French "bren", "the husk of wheat, barley...".; budge (lambskin) : from Old French "bulge", from Latin "bulga", from Gaulish "bulgā", "sack".;budget : from Old French "bougette", from "bouge", from Latin "bulga", from Gaulish "bulgā".; bulge : from Old French "boulge", from Latin "bulga", from Gaulish "bulgā", "sack".;car : from Norman French "carre", from L. "carrum", "carrus" (pl. "carra"), orig. "two-wheeled Celtic war chariot," from Gaulish "karros".;down : from Celtic root "dún".;dune : from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, or French, all from Gaulish "*dunom".;embassy : from Middle French "embassee", from Italian "ambasciata", from Old Provençal "ambaisada", from Latin Ambactus, from Gaulish "*ambactos", "servant, henchman, one who goes about".; glean : from Old French "glener", from Late Latin "glennare", from Gaulish "glanos", "clean".; gob : from Old French "gobe", likely from Gaulish "*gobbo-".;piece : from Old French, from Vulgar Latin "*pettia", likely from Gaulish.;valet : from French, from Gallo-Romance "*vassallittus", from Middle Latin "vassallus", from "vassus", from Old Celtic "*wasso-", "young man, squire".; varlet : from Middle French, from Gallo-Romance "*vassallittus", from Middle Latin "vassallus", from "vassus", from Old Celtic "*wasso-", "young man, squire".;vassal : from Old French, from Middle Latin "vassallus", from "vassus", from Old Celtic "*wasso-", "young man, squire".References
External links
* [http://www.etymonline.com/ Online Etymology Dictionary]
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