Where does “gell” come from?

gell (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic gello-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gell (Cornish): light brown; Soft mutation of kell

Definitions

  1. light brown; Soft mutation of kell

Ancestry of “gell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgello-yellow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gello- →