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”

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