Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “galla” come from?

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

Ancestry of “galla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “galla”

  • gall
  • gallbladder
  • galling
  • gallstone
  • gallingly
  • gally
  • nutgall
  • windgall
  • gallfly
  • gallnut
  • galleth
  • galsome
  • begall
  • gallest
  • gallsickness
  • spurgall
  • galle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →