English
Gullane
Gullane comes from Scottish Gaelic gualann ‘shoulder’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gew- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gew-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900gúalu
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200gúala‘shoulder’
- Scottish Gaelicmoderngualann‘shoulder’
- EnglishtodayGullane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gew-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900gúalu
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200gúala‘shoulder’
- Scottish Gaelicmoderngualann‘shoulder’
- EnglishtodayGullane
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gew- ‘to bend’
cap, cop, cock, cod, cub, giro, kiosk, gyrus, kibble, guttural, cudgel, gyre, 11 more
Today it means
name A coastal village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4882).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gew- / Gullane