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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gal | Bile, gall; Bile, anger, wrath; A gall |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | galle | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | galla | gall, bile |
| 4 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |