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Where does “galla” come from?

galla (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic gallô — gall, bile.

galla (Frankish): sore; wound; scab

Definitions

  1. sore; wound; scab

Ancestry of “galla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgallôgall, bile

Words derived from “galla”

  • gallant
  • gallantly
  • regale
  • Galan
  • ungallant
  • Galant
  • ungallantly
  • gallivant
  • regalement
  • regalest
  • regaleth
  • gallivanter
  • regaler
  • Galán
  • galanamente
  • galano
  • galantemente
  • galante
  • regalonear
  • regalón
  • regalar
  • regalito
  • galán
  • regalo
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