English
gallflower
From gall + flower.
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
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to thrive, bloom’
Proto-Italic *flōs ‘flower’
Latin flōs ‘flower’
Anglo-Norman flur
Middle English flour ‘a flower’
English flower
Today it means
noun The short-styled female flower of certain figs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gallflower