Where does “gallskrik” come from?
gallskrik (Swedish) comes from Swedish gäll, 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 — to flourish; green, yellow.
gallskrik (Swedish): a very loud or shrill scream
Definitions
- a very loud or shrill scream
Ancestry of “gallskrik”, step by step
gallskrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gäll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gäll | shrill; high-pitched |
| 2 | Swedish | gala | gala; festival; to crow; to make a sound... |
| 3 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 5 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 6 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 7 | Old French | galle | — |
| 8 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 9 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Swedish skrik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skrik | a scream |
| 2 | Swedish | skrika | to scream, to yell, to shout |
| 3 | Old Norse | skríkja | to shriek; to scream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrīkijaną | to cry, scream, shriek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrīhaną | to shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerey- | to scream, screech; to scream, caw |