Where does “gala” come from?

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

gala (Old Norse): to sing; to crow; to chant

Definitions

  1. to sing; to crow; to chant

Ancestry of “gala”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gala”

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