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

Definitions

  1. bile; gall bladder

Ancestry of “Gal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangalle—
2Old High Germangallaire; malignancy; wickedness
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “Gal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →