Where does “Galle” come from?

Galle (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *galle, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Galle (Saterland Frisian): gall

Definitions

  1. gall

Ancestry of “Galle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*galle—
2Gaulishgallāvessel
3Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →