Where does “galblaas” come from?

galblaas (Dutch) 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.

galblaas (Dutch): gall bladder

Definitions

  1. gall bladder

Ancestry of “galblaas”, step by step

galblaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgalBile, gall; Bile, anger, wrath; A gall
2Middle Dutchgalle—
3Old Dutchgallagall, bile
4Gaulishgallāvessel
5Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Dutch blaas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblaasbladder
2Middle Dutchblase—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →