Where does “æfingagalli” come from?

æfingagalli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic galli, from Danish galla, from French galla — party dress.

æfingagalli (Icelandic): tracksuit

Definitions

  1. tracksuit

Ancestry of “æfingagalli”, step by step

æfingagalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic galli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgallifault, flaw, shortcoming; a uniform or outfit for...
2Danishgalla—
3Frenchgallaparty dress

via Icelandic æfing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæfingexercise, practice; rehearsal; etude, study
2Icelandicæfato practise
3Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice
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