Where does “gal” come from?

gal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gal, from Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gal (Afrikaans): The bodily fluid bile

Definitions

  1. The bodily fluid bile

Ancestry of “gal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgalBile, gall; Bile, anger, wrath; A gall
2Middle Dutchgalle—
3Old Dutchgallagall, bile
4Gaulishgallāvessel
5Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →
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