Galgen

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German

 Galgen on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old High German galgo, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch). Compare Dutch galg, English gallows, Danish galge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalɡən/, ,
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Noun

Galgen m (strong, genitive Galgens, plural Galgen)

  1. gallows

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Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: галге
    Latin script: galge

Further reading

  • Galgen” in Duden online
  • Galgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache