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Where does “gille” come from?

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

gille (Old French): a wine measure; wine measure

Definitions

  1. a wine measure; wine measure

Ancestry of “gille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingilloearthenware jar; A cooler for liquids
2Gaulishgallāvessel
3Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gille”

  • gille
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