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...".
; :wikt:brave|brave : from Prov/Cat brau, from Gaulish bragos.
; budge : from Old French bulge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bulgā, "sack".
; budget : from Old French bougette, from bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bulgā.
; bulge : from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bulgā, "sack".
; car : from Norman French carre, from L. carrum, carrus, orig. "two-wheeled Celtic war chariot," from Gaulish karros.
; cream : from Old French cresme, from the Latin word of Gaulish origin crāmum.
; :wikt:change|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".
; glean : from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennare, from Gaulish glanos, "clean".
; gob : from Old French gobe, likely from Gaulish *gobbo-.
; 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.
; :wikt:piece|piece : from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, likely from Gaulish.
; :wikt:quay|quay : from Old French chai, from Gaulish caium.
; 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".