Where does “gallon” come from?

gallon (Dutch) comes from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gallon (Dutch): gallon

Definitions

  1. gallon

Ancestry of “gallon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
2Middle Englishgallon—
3Normangalun—
4Latingalum—
5Vulgar Latin*galla—
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gallon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →