Where does “galon” come from?

galon (English) comes from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “galon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	galon	braid; stripe
2	Latin	galum	—
3	Vulgar Latin	*galla	—
4	Gaulish	gallā	vessel
5	Proto-Germanic	gallǭ	gall, bile
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰelh₃-	to flourish; green, yellow

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