Where does “gallicrow” come from?
gallicrow (English) comes from English gally, from English gal, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
gallicrow (English): A scarecrow
Definitions
- A scarecrow
Ancestry of “gallicrow”, step by step
gallicrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gally | Archaic form of galley; Characterised by or... |
| 2 | English | gal | Abbreviation of gallon; A young woman; A galileo |
| 3 | English | gallon | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gallon | — |
| 5 | Norman | galun | — |
| 6 | Latin | galum | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *galla | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English Crow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Crow | A member of a Native American tribe of southern... |
| 2 | Middle English | crowe | crow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;... |
| 3 | Middle English | crowen | To crow; To make other noises typical of birds;... |
| 4 | Old English | crāwe | crow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krāā | crow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krēǭ | crow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |