Where does “galfriend” come from?

galfriend (English) comes from English gal, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.

galfriend (English): girlfriend

Definitions

  1. girlfriend

Ancestry of “galfriend”, step by step

galfriend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalAbbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo
2EnglishgallonA unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;...
3Middle Englishgallon
4Normangalun
5Latingalum
6Vulgar Latin*galla
7Gaulishgallāvessel
8Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via English Friend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFriendA Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends;...
2Middle EnglishfrendA friend or compatriot; a close associate; A...
3Old Englishfrēondfriend, friendly; friend, relative, lover
4Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭEvery word from Gaulish gallā