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
of Gaulish origin, from PIE base *kamb- "to bend, crook". Borrowed into Latin as cambire -> Late Latin cambiare "to barter, exchange", from there to Old French changier "to change, alter", onwards to Middle English.
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]
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".
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