List Of English Words Of Gaulish Origin
List of English words of Gaulish origin
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A list of English language words derived from the Celtic Gaulish language, entering English via Old Frankish or Vulgar Latin and Old French
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- 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...".
- brave
- from Prov/Cat brau, from Gaulish bragos.
- 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".
- cream
- from Old French cresme, from Gaulish crāmum.
- 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.
- duffel
- from the placename Duffel, from dubro en locus, from Gaulish dubrum, *dubron, "water".
- 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...... ...
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