Where does “Gall” come from?
Gall (English) comes from Irish gall, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
Gall (English): or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah
Definitions
- or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah
Ancestry of “Gall”, step by step
Gall traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish gall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | gall | foreigner; Anglified Irish person; Alternative... |
| 2 | Irish | -án | A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |
via Middle English galle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | galle | — |
| 2 | Old French | galle | — |
| 3 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 4 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Scottish Gaelic Gall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Gall | foreigner, alien; Lowlander |