Where does “galer” come from?

galer (Old French) comes from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galer (Old French): to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself

Definitions

  1. to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself

Ancestry of “galer”, step by step

galer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French galle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgalle—
2Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Proto-Germanic *wela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wela—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “galer”

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