Middle English begalewen

← Old English āgælwed (cognate)

← Old English āgelwan (cognate)

← Old English a-gælwed (mention)

← Old English geal(-g) (mention)

← Middle English bi- (affix)

← Middle English *galewen (affix)

← Proto-Germanic *gálx (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *galg (mention)

← Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (cognate)

← Ancient Greek κάλχη (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *g(')hAlk(')h- (derived)

→ English gallow (mention)

→ Scots gleg (cognate)

→ Old Irish glicc (cognate)