Where does “galt” come from?

galt (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German galt, from Old High German galt, from Old High German galan, from Proto-Germanic galaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

galt (Alemannic German): Not milch

Definitions

  1. Not milch

Ancestry of “galt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangaltnon-milch
2Old High Germangalt—
3Old High Germangalanto sing, do magic, bewitch
4Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Old High German galan →