Where does “gallous” come from?

gallous (English) comes from English gallows, from Middle English galwes, from Old English galga, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

gallous (English): fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous

Definitions

  1. fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous

Ancestry of “gallous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgallowsWooden framework on which persons are put to...
2Middle Englishgalwesgallows
3Old Englishgalga—
4Frankishgalgōmeasuring rod, pole; gallows
5Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

Words derived from “gallous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →Every word from Frankish galgō →