Where does “galan” come from?

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

galan (Old Saxon): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “galan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgalanto sing
2Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galan →
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