Where does “Galen” come from?

Galen derives from Ancient Greek Γαληνός, from Ancient Greek γαλήνη meaning calm or tranquility, originally denoting peaceful conditions.

Galen (English): Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 –)

Definitions

  1. Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 –)

Ancestry of “Galen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgalento cry out
2Old Englishgalanto sing; enchant; to cry, call, scream; to cast...
3Proto-West Germanicgalanto sing
4Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “Galen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic galanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic galan