List of English words of Gaulish origin

A list of English Language words derived from the Celtic Gaulish language, entering English via Old Frankish or Vulgar Latin and Old French

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 beccos.

bilge

from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bulgā, "sack".

bran

from Gaulish brennos, 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.[1]

bulge

from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bulgā, "sack".

car

from Norman French carre, from L. carrum, carrus (pl. carra), orig. "two-wheeled Celtic war chariot," from Gaulish karros.[2]

cream

from Old French cresme, from the Latin word of Gaulish origin crāmum.[3]

change

from Old French changier, "to change, alter", from the late Latin word cambiare derived from an older Latin word cambire, "to barter, exchange", a word of Gaulish origin, from PIE root *kemb- "to bend, crook".

dune

from French dune, from Middle Dutch dūne, probably from Gaulish dunum, "hill".

embassy

from Middle French embassee, from Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada, from Latin Ambactus, from Gaulish *ambactos, "servant", "henchman", "one who goes about".[4]

glean

from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennare, from Gaulish glanos, "clean".

gob

from Old French gobe, likely from Gaulish *gobbo-.[5]

javelin

from Old French javelline, diminutive of javelot, from Vulgar Latin gabalus, from Gaulish gabalum.

palfrey

from Old French palefrei, from Latin paraverēdus from Greek para + Latin verēdus, from Gaulish *vorēdos.

piece

from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, likely from Gaulish.

quay

from Old French chai, from Gaulish caium.[6]

truant

from Old French, from Gaulish *trougo-, "miser".

valet

from French, from Gallo-Romance *vassallittus, from Middle Latin vassallus, from vassus, from Old Celtic *wasso-, "young man", "squire".

varlet

from Middle French, from Gallo-Romance *vassallittus, from Middle Latin vassallus, from vassus, from Old Celtic *wasso-, "young man", "squire".

vassal

from Old French, from Middle Latin vassallus, from vassus, from Old Celtic *wasso-, "young man", "squire".