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1. Etymology of the English word gall

the English word gall
derived from the French word gall
derived from the Latin word bilis (bile; gall, bile; wrath)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gallon-

Derivations in English

windgall, gallbladder, gallstone, galled, galling

Cognates

Dutch gal, French galle, German Gallapfel, German Galle, Icelandic gall, Italian galla, Latin galla, Norwegian galle, Swedish galla

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word gall

derived from the English word gall

Derivations in English

galling, windgall

Usage

Word found in Modern English

3. Etymology of the English word gall

derived from the English word gall
derived from the Old French word galle
derived from the Latin word galla

Derivations in English

gallfly, gallnut, nutgall, gallberry

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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