Where does “gallousness” come from?
gallousness (English) comes from English gallous, from English gallows, from Middle English galwes, from Old English galga, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.
gallousness (English): Impishness; mischief
Ancestry of “gallousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gallous | fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous |
| 2 | English | gallows | Wooden framework on which persons are put to... |
| 3 | Middle English | galwes | gallows |
| 4 | Old English | galga | — |
| 5 | Frankish | galgō | measuring rod, pole; gallows |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | galgô | a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰAlgʰ- | — |