Where does “Galle” come from?

Galle (German) comes from Middle High German galle, from Old High German galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Galle (German): gall; bile

Definitions

  1. gall; bile

Ancestry of “Galle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangalle—
2Old High Germangallaire; malignancy; wickedness
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-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 →