Where does “gäll” come from?
gäll (Swedish) comes from Swedish gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā — to flourish; green, yellow.
gäll (Swedish): shrill; high-pitched
Definitions
- shrill; high-pitched
Ancestry of “gäll”, step by step
gäll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gala | gala; festival; to crow; to make a sound... |
| 2 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 4 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 5 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 6 | Old French | galle | — |
| 7 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 8 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |