Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gallǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬭𐬀 (zāra, “gall”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑl.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*gallǭ f

  1. gall, bile
    Synonym: *gallô

Inflection

Declension of *gallǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gallǭ *gallōniz
vocative *gallǭ *gallōniz
accusative *gallōnų *gallōnunz
genitive *gallōniz *gallōnǫ̂
dative *gallōni *gallōmaz
instrumental *gallōnē *gallōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gallā
  • Old Norse: gall (< *gallą)
  • →? Latin: galla (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ “gall”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “gallo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  3. ^ Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries: Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus (2004)
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