galg
Afrikaans
/χalχ/
noun
Definitions
- gallows
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish galg (gallow) inherited from Middle Dutch galge inherited from Old Dutch *galga inherited from Proto-Germanic *galgô (pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (slat, stick).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰalgʰ-
Gloss
slat, stick
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- galg Dutch, Flemish
- galgenaas Dutch, Flemish
- galgenhumor Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰAlgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰalgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- Proto-Indo-European
- *galgô Proto-Germanic
- gealga Old English
- ġealga Old English
- galgi Old Norse
- *galger Old French
- galge Middle Dutch
- galgo Old High German
- ձաղկ Old Armenian
- 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 Gothic
- *galga Old Dutch
- *galga Frankish
- *galgo Frankish
- *śalkɜ fiu-pro
- *śëlkaw fiu-pro