Where does “galle” come from?

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

Ancestry of “galle”, step by step

galle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin galla

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

via Frankish galla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgallasore; wound; scab
2Proto-Germanicgallôgall, bile

Words derived from “galle”

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