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
Ancestry of “gal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | gal | Bile, gall; Bile, anger, wrath; A gall |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | galle | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | galla | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |