myEtymology.com: English etymology of windgall

Etymology of the English word windgall

the English word windgall

derived from the English word wind

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *we-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wendanan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wendas

derived from 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-

derived from the English word gall

The earliest known usage of windgall in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English