Where does “Gallseife” come from?

Gallseife (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.

Gallseife (German): soft soap, bile soap

Definitions

  1. soft soap, bile soap

Ancestry of “Gallseife”, step by step

Gallseife 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 seife

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseifesoap substance
2Middle High Germanseifesoap
3Old High Germanseifa—
4Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →