Where does “galde” come from?
galde (Danish) comes from Frankish *walda, from Proto-Germanic walþō, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
galde (Danish): bile, gall
Ancestry of “galde”, step by step
galde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Frankish *walda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | *walda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walþō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via Old Danish gallæ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | gallæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | gall | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “galde”