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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 2 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
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