Where does “galle” come from?

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

galle (French): gall

Definitions

  1. gall

Ancestry of “galle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
2Gaulishgallāvessel
3Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “galle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →
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