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

  1. a very loud or shrill scream

Ancestry of “gallskrik”, step by step

gallskrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gäll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgällshrill; high-pitched
2Swedishgalagala; festival; to crow; to make a sound...
3Spanishgalafeminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,...
4Old Spanishgala
5Old Frenchgalepomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing
6Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
7Old Frenchgalle
8Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
9Gaulishgallāvessel
10Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Swedish skrik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrika scream
2Swedishskrikato scream, to yell, to shout
3Old Norseskríkjato shriek; to scream
4Proto-Germanicskrīkijanąto cry, scream, shriek
5Proto-Germanicskrīhanąto shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-