גאַל
דער
'gall, bile'

ETYMOLOGY

ON gall, OE gealla, English gall, OS galla, Dutch gal, OHG galla, MHG galle, NHG Galle; from PGmc ✱galla/ōn- 'bile'; from PIE ✱ǵʰol(h₃)-on-, from the root ✱ǵʰlh₃- 'yellow' (see געל).
Related: Avestan zāra- 'bile', Greek χόλος, χολέρα (see כאָלערע), Latin fel, fellis, Lithuanian tulžìs, Old Church Slavonic zlĭčĭ, Russian жёлчь.