Galgen

Concepts

gallows

gibbet

scaffold

Synonyms

Schafott

Farbe

Heugabel

Höhe

Koitus

Nummer

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Pfahl

Stab

Stiel

Stock

Basel

Richtplatz

Translations

horca

galg

potence

gibet

forca

darağacı

forca

patíbulo

patibolo

αγχόνη

مشنقة

gabalus

patibulum

κρεμάλα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡalɡən/

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German: galgo

Cognate with Dutch: galg

Cognate with English: gallows

Cognate with Danish: galge

In summary

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.