Where does “ġealla” come from?

ġealla (Old English) comes from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

ġealla (Old English): gall bladder

Definitions

  1. gall bladder

Ancestry of “ġealla”, step by step

ġealla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gaulish gallā

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

via Proto-Germanic gallō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgallōgall, poison
2Proto-Germanicgallôgall, bile

Words derived from “ġealla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →