Where does “galwe” come from?

galwe (Middle English) comes from Old English ġealga, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

Ancestry of “galwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġealgacross-beam, gallows
2Frankishgalgōmeasuring rod, pole; gallows
3Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →Every word from Frankish galgō →