Where does “Gallensaft” come from?

Gallensaft (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.

Gallensaft (German): bile

Definitions

  1. bile

Ancestry of “Gallensaft”, step by step

Gallensaft 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 Saft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSaftjuice; sap; fluid
2Middle High GermanSaft—
3Old High Germansaf—
4Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →