Where does “Galan” come from?
Galan derives from Spanish galán, from French galant, from Old French galer, from Frankish wala and galla.
Ancestry of “Galan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Galán | gallant |
| 2 | French | galant | present participle of galer; gallant, courteous,... |
| 3 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 4 | Old French | galle | — |
| 5 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 6 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |