Where does “גאַל” come from?

גאַל (Yiddish) comes from Old High German galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

גאַל (Yiddish): bile; gall bladder

Definitions

  1. bile; gall bladder

Ancestry of “גאַל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangallaire; malignancy; wickedness
2Gaulishgallāvessel
3Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →