galge

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • gallows wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
  • coat hanger

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish galghe inherited from Old Norse galgi (cross-beam, gallows) inherited from Proto-Germanic *galgô (pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (perch, shaft, pole, rod, long switch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg-

Gloss

perch, shaft, pole, rod, long switch

Concept
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Animals

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Kanji

棒

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