Where does “galgi” come from?

galgi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

galgi (Old Norse): cross-beam, gallows

Definitions

  1. cross-beam, gallows

Ancestry of “galgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

Words derived from “galgi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →