Where does “galženjak” come from?

galženjak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian galge, from German Galgen, from Old High German galgo, from Frankish galgō, from Proto-Germanic galgô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

galženjak (Serbo-Croatian): a hanged man

Definitions

  1. a hanged man

Ancestry of “galženjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangalgegallows
2GermanGalgengallows
3Old High Germangalgogallows
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 →