Where does “ġealga” come from?
ġealga (Old English) comes from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.
ġealga (Old English): cross-beam, gallows
Ancestry of “ġealga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | galgō | measuring rod, pole; gallows |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | galgô | a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰAlgʰ- | — |
Words derived from “ġealga”