Where does “Gallensäure” come from?

Gallensäure (German) comes from German Galle, 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.

Gallensäure (German): bile acid

Definitions

  1. bile acid

Ancestry of “Gallensäure”, step by step

Gallensäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Galle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGallegall; bile
2Middle High Germangalle—
3Old High Germangallaire; malignancy; wickedness
4Gaulishgallāvessel
5Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →