Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “galan”

27 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic galan — including gale, nightingale, galelike, galeproof, nachtegale, nachtegaal, nahtagala, Nuechtegailchen.

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Middle English (6)

English (4)

Old English (3)

Old Saxon (2)

Middle Dutch (1)

Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Korean (1)

Danish (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Norman (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Old High German (1)