Where does “galon” come from?

galon (Swedish) comes from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

galon (Swedish): thick plastic-coated fabric (used in for example rainwear and seats in vehicles)

Definitions

  1. thick plastic-coated fabric (used in for example rainwear and seats in vehicles)

Ancestry of “galon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
2Latingalum
3Vulgar Latin*galla
4Gaulishgallāvessel
5Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “galon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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