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Where does “galan” come from?

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

galan (Proto-West Germanic): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “galan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “galan”

  • gale
  • nightingale
  • galelike
  • galeproof
  • nachtegaal
  • nattergal
  • nyghtyngale
  • nyghtgale
  • nightingale
  • galen
  • niȝtingale
  • nightegale
  • 나이팅게일
  • nihtegala
  • nihtegale
  • galan
  • dgêle
  • nachtegale
  • nahtigala
  • Nuechtegailchen
  • nachtegale
  • nahtagala
  • galan
  • nahtagala
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