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Where does “galled” come from?

galled (English) comes from English Gall, from Irish gall, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

galled (English): simple past tense and past participle of gall

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of gall

Ancestry of “galled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGall—
2Irishgallforeigner; Anglified Irish person; Alternative...
3Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
4Middle Irish-án—
5Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
6Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
7Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “galled”

  • ungalled
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