Where does “gálgi” come from?

gálgi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse galgi, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

gálgi (Icelandic): gallows

Definitions

  1. gallows

Ancestry of “gálgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegalgicross-beam, gallows
2Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →Every word from Old Norse galgi →
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