Where does “galan” come from?

galan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic galan, from Proto-Germanic galaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

galan (Old English): to sing; enchant; to cry, call, scream; to cast...

Definitions

  1. to sing; enchant; to cry, call, scream; to cast...

Ancestry of “galan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgalanto sing
2Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galan →