Where does “gælle” come from?

gælle (Danish) comes from Old Norse gjǫlnar, from Proto-Germanic gelunō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gælle (Danish): gill; to gill

Definitions

  1. gill; to gill

Ancestry of “gælle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjǫlnarlips
2Proto-Germanicgelunō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gælle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelunō →Every word from Old Norse gjǫlnar →