Where does “galan” come from?

galan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic galaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

galan (Old High German): to sing, do magic, bewitch

Definitions

  1. to sing, do magic, bewitch

Ancestry of “galan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →