Where does “galge” come from?

galge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse galgi, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

galge (Norwegian Bokmål): gallows; a gantry

Definitions

  1. gallows; a gantry

Ancestry of “galge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegalgicross-beam, gallows
2Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →Every word from Old Norse galgi →