gałgan

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • rag, damaged piece of fabric
  • (colloquial) clothes, attire
  • (archaic) sweet flag

Etymology

Borrowed from German Galgen (gallows) derived from Old High German galgo derived from Proto-Germanic *galgô (pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (slat, stick).

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Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰalgʰ-

Gloss

slat, stick

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