Etymograph

English

gwall

Gwall comes from Irish gabháil ‘verbal noun of gabh’, from Old Irish gabál ‘taking’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- ‘to grab, take’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeh₁bʰ-‘to grab, take’root as named
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*gabaglā‘taking’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900gabál‘taking’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentgabháil‘verbal noun of gabh’
  5. Englishtodaygwall

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeh₁bʰ-‘to grab, take’root as named
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*gabaglā‘taking’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900gabál‘taking’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentgabháil‘verbal noun of gabh’
  5. Englishtodaygwall

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- ‘to grab, take’

able, due, average, ability, doubt, exhibition, habit, prohibition, debit, endeavor, prohibit, dubious, inhibition, inhibit, javelin, gab, haver, aver, debenture, habilitation, 25 more

Today it means

noun Large amount; load.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- / gwall

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