Where does “galgar” come from?
galgar (Galician) comes from Old French galger, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.
galgar (Galician): to gauge; to practice some cuts in a board as...
Definitions
- to gauge; to practice some cuts in a board as...
Ancestry of “galgar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | galger | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | galgô | a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰAlgʰ- | — |