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Where does “galghe” come from?

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

galghe (Old Swedish): gallows

Definitions

  1. gallows

Ancestry of “galghe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegalgicross-beam, gallows
2Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

Words derived from “galghe”

  • galge
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