Where does “găleată” come from?

găleată (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin galleta, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

găleată (Romanian): bucket, pail; bucketful, pailful

Definitions

  1. bucket, pail; bucketful, pailful

Ancestry of “găleată”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingalletajug, bucket, pail
2Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “găleată”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →