Where does “gallus” come from?

gallus (Scots) comes from English gallows, from Middle English galwes, from Old English galga, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

gallus (Scots): daring; confident; cheeky; fit to be hanged;...

Definitions

  1. daring; confident; cheeky; fit to be hanged;...

Ancestry of “gallus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgallowsWooden framework on which persons are put to...
2Middle Englishgalwesgallows
3Old Englishgalga—
4Frankishgalgōmeasuring rod, pole; gallows
5Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galgô →Every word from Frankish galgō →