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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	ġealga	cross-beam, gallows
2	Frankish	galgō	measuring rod, pole; gallows
3	Proto-Germanic	galgô	a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰAlgʰ-	—

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