Etymograph

English

gall-less

From gall + -less.

Formed from gall + -less

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’

Proto-Germanic *gallǭ ‘gall, bile’

Proto-West Germanic *gallā

Old English ġealla ‘gall bladder’

Middle English galle

English gall

Today it means

adj Without gall; free from gall or bitterness.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gall-less