Where does “galún” come from?

galún (Irish) comes from English galloon, from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galún (Irish): gallon; vessel; galloon

Definitions

  1. gallon; vessel; galloon

Ancestry of “galún”, step by step

galún traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English galloon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalloonA braided trimming with bullion thread, used on...
2Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
3Latingalum—
4Vulgar Latin*galla—
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Anglo-Norman galun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normangalun—
2Old Frenchgalonliquid measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →