Where does “gal” come from?
gal (Chinese) comes from Japanese ギャルゲーム, from Japanese ゲーム, from English game, from Middle English game, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman, from Proto-Germanic gamaną, from Proto-Germanic ga- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gal (Chinese): galge
Definitions
- galge
Ancestry of “gal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ギャルゲーム | galge |
| 2 | Japanese | ゲーム | game; video game |
| 3 | English | game | A playful or competitive activity; A video game;... |
| 4 | Middle English | game | Entertainment or an instance of it; that which is... |
| 5 | Old English | gamen | game, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gaman | pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gamaną | a fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |