Where does “Gal” come from?
Gal (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
Gal (Luxembourgish): bile; gall bladder
Ancestry of “Gal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | galle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | galla | ire; malignancy; wickedness |
| 3 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |