Gaule
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French Gaule, from Old French Gaule, Waulle (“Gaul”), from Frankish *Walhaland (“Gaul”, literally “land of the Romans or foreigners”).
Cognate with Old High German Walh, Walah (“Celt, Roman, Gaul”), Old English wealh, walh (“a non-germanic foreigner, Celt”), Old Norse Valir (“Gauls, Frenchmen”). More at Wales, Cornwall, Walloon.
Despite their similar appearance, Latin Gallia is not the origin of French Gaule. During the evolution from Latin to French, stressed initial /ˈɡa-/ yielded /dʒa/ > /ʒa/ (cf. Latin gamba > French jambe), while unstressed final /-lia/ yielded /ʎə/ > /j/ (cf. Latin filia > French fille). Thus, the regular outcome of Latin Gallia is /ʒaj/ ⟨Jaille⟩, which is attested in several French toponyms: La Jaille-Yvon, Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, etc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaule f
- Gaul (historical region roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Switzerland along with parts of Italy, the Netherlands and Germany)
Derived terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: Gaul
Anagrams
[edit]Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French Gaule, Waulle, of Frankish origin, from *Walhaland.
Proper noun
[edit]Gaule f
- Gaul (former name of France)
Descendants
[edit]- French: Gaule
Plautdietsch
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gaule
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