𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰
Gothic
noun
Definitions
- stake
- cross
- gallows
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *galgô (pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*galgô
Gloss
pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
棒
Emoji
🎣 💈
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gallows English
- gallowsness English
- scapegallows English
- Galgen German
- Galgenhumor German
- Galgenvogel German
- 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
- gałgan Polish
- gealga Old English
- ġealga Old English
- galwes Middle English
- galgi Old Norse
- *galger Old French
- galge Serbo-Croatian
- խաչ Armenian
- galge Middle Dutch
- galgo Old High German
- խաչ Old Armenian
- խաչակիր Old Armenian
- galg Afrikaans
- Gaalgen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *galga Old Dutch
- Galge Alemannic German
- *galga Frankish
- *galgo Frankish
- խաչ Middle Armenian
- خاچ Central Kurdish