Where does “galgo” come from?

galgo (Old High German) comes from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

galgo (Old High German): gallows

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Frankish	galgō	measuring rod, pole; gallows
2	Proto-Germanic	galgô	a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
3	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰAlgʰ-	—

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