Where does “galen” come from?

galen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse galinn, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic galaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

galen (Norwegian Nynorsk): crazy, mad, insane; wrong, incorrect

Definitions

  1. crazy, mad, insane; wrong, incorrect

Ancestry of “galen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegalinnenchanted; mad, frantic; past participle of gala
2Old Norsegalato sing; to crow; to chant
3Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Old Norse gala →