Where does “galla” come from?

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

galla (Old High German): ire; malignancy; wickedness

Definitions

  1. ire; malignancy; wickedness

Ancestry of “galla”, step by step

galla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gaulish gallā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishgallāvessel
2Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Proto-Germanic gallō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgallōgall, poison
2Proto-Germanicgallôgall, bile

Words derived from “galla”

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