Where does “vergallen” come from?

vergallen (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.

vergallen (Dutch): to make fish bitter by (accidentally) cutting its gall bladder during preparation

Definitions

  1. to make fish bitter by (accidentally) cutting its gall bladder during preparation

Ancestry of “vergallen”, step by step

vergallen 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 ver- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchver- -enForms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭEvery word from Gaulish gallā