Where does “ungalled” come from?
ungalled (English) comes from English galled, 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.
ungalled (English): Not galled
Definitions
- Not galled
Ancestry of “ungalled”, step by step
ungalled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English galled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | galled | simple past tense and past participle of gall |
| 2 | English | Gall | or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah |
| 3 | Irish | gall | foreigner; Anglified Irish person; Alternative... |
| 4 | Irish | -án | A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,... |
| 5 | Middle Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |