Where does “galt” come from?
galt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish galter, from Old Norse galtr, from Proto-Germanic galtô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
galt (Swedish): boar; male pig
Ancestry of “galt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | galter | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | galtr | Alternative form of gǫltr |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | galtô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |