Where does “gelwel” come from?

gelwel (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic gėlwɨd, from Proto-Celtic galw-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gels- — voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call.

gelwel (Cornish): to call on the phone

Definitions

  1. to call on the phone

Ancestry of “gelwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgėlwɨdto call
2Proto-Celticgalw-o-call
3Proto-Indo-Europeangels-voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call

Words derived from “gelwel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gels- →