Where does “galdegai” come from?

galdegai (Basque) comes from Basque galdetu, from Danish galde, from Frankish *walda, from Proto-Germanic walþō, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

galdegai (Basque): question

Definitions

  1. question

Ancestry of “galdegai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegaldetuto ask a question
2Danishgaldebile, gall
3Frankish*walda—
4Proto-Germanicwalþō—
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþō →