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Where does “galga” come from?

galga (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

galga (Frankish): measuring rod, pole

Definitions

  1. measuring rod, pole

Ancestry of “galga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

Words derived from “galga”

  • gauge
  • gaugino
  • gaugeable
  • regauge
  • misgauge
  • supergauge
  • multigauge
  • ungaugeable
  • gaugest
  • downgauge
  • gaugeth
  • marking gauge
  • gyrogauge
  • jauge
  • jauger
  • jaugeage
  • gauge
  • gaugen
  • gauger
  • gauge
  • jauge
  • jaugier
  • jauger
  • jauge
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