Where does “galen” come from?

galen (Middle English) comes from Old English galan, from Proto-West Germanic galan, from Proto-Germanic galaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

galen (Middle English): to cry out

Definitions

  1. to cry out

Ancestry of “galen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgalanto sing; enchant; to cry, call, scream; to cast...
2Proto-West Germanicgalanto sing
3Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galan →