Date: Feb 26, 2005 - 18:05
I thought this was interesting when I read it. I had know idea that we still use many Gaulish words in our English language today. I suppose that although Gaul was Romanized when Caesar invaded, it is quite possible that not all of the Gaulloises spoke latin. I imagine that many still spoke the original Gaulish for quite some time, even after the Germanic invasion of Gaul.
Anyway, here are some words that we use in Modern English that were borrowed from Gaulish.
For instance, I was amazed to see that we get the word truant from the Gaulish which means "begger".
We also get the word garter from the Gaulish word for "leg".
Take a look at some of the other words. It is an incredibly intresting website.
