Where does “gałgan” come from?

gałgan (Polish) comes from German Galgen, from Old High German galgo, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

gałgan (Polish): rag, damaged piece of fabric

Definitions

  1. rag, damaged piece of fabric

Ancestry of “gałgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGalgengallows
2Old High Germangalgogallows
3Frankishgalgōmeasuring rod, pole; gallows
4Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →Every word from Frankish galgō →