Where does “galwes” come from?
galwes (Middle English) comes from Old English galga, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.
galwes (Middle English): gallows
Ancestry of “galwes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | galga | — |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “galwes”