Where does “galga” come from?

galga (Old English) comes from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

Ancestry of “galga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgalgōmeasuring rod, pole; gallows
2Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

Words derived from “galga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →Every word from Frankish galgō →
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