French gaule

← Old English walu (cognate)

← English wale (link)

← English weal (link)

← Middle French gaule (inherited)

← Middle French gaulle (mention)

← Old French gaule (inherited)

← Old French waulle (mention)

← North Frisian waal (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *waluz (derived)

← Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *wel- (derived)

← Old Norse valr (cognate)

→ French gauler (suffix)

→ French gauler (link)