galga.
arch of the foot or of a shoe
Meaning & usage
arch of the foot or of a shoe
arch of the foot or of a shoe each one of the two semicircular spans of a traditional wheel
flat stone used as a brick
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from galgar (“to gauge”).
rolling stone; any individual rock that rolls or is rolled down a hill, historically used as a weapon
rolling stone; any individual rock that rolls or is rolled down a hill, historically used as a weapon cold gale
stake which in traditional carts was used as a brake or restrain when descending
when the ball misses all the pins
Where this word comes from
Debated. Perhaps form galgo (“greyhound”), from Latin canem gallicum (“Gaulish dog”). Alternatively or concurrently from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga, “stake, pole”), or any other descendant from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), or from a cognate of Old French gall (“stone”) (compare French galet), perhaps of Celtic origin. Cognate with Spanish galga.
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