Where does “galle” come from?

galle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gall, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galle (Norwegian Bokmål): bile, gall

Definitions

  1. bile, gall

Ancestry of “galle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegall—
2Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “galle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Old Norse gall →