Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gallǭ

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*gallǭ f

  1. gall, bile
    Synonym: *gallô

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stemDeclension 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[edit]

References[edit]

  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), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  3. ^ Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries: Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus (2004)