English

gaolkeeper

From gaol + keeper.

A compound of gaol + keeper

Proto-Italic *kawos

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Latin cavea ‘cavity, coop, cage’

Late Latin caveola ‘little cage’

Medieval Latin gabiola

Middle English gayole ‘jail, prison’

English gaol

Middle English kepere

Today it means

noun Dated spelling of jailkeeper.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gaolkeeper