Where does “galt” come from?

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

galt (Middle High German): non-milch

Definitions

  1. non-milch

Ancestry of “galt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangalt—
2Old High Germangalanto sing, do magic, bewitch
3Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Old High German galan →
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