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Where does “galgô” come from?

galgô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

galgô (Proto-Germanic): a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...

Definitions

  1. a rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...

Ancestry of “galgô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

Words derived from “galgô”

  • gauge
  • gallows
  • gaugino
  • gallous
  • gaugeable
  • scapegallows
  • regauge
  • misgauge
  • supergauge
  • multigauge
  • ungaugeable
  • gallows bird
  • gaugest
  • downgauge
  • gaugeth
  • marking gauge
  • gyrogauge
  • gallousness
  • jauge
  • jauger
  • jaugeage
  • Galgenhumor
  • Galgenvogel
  • Galgen
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