Where does “giller” come from?

giller (Dutch) comes from Dutch gillen, from Middle Dutch gellen, from Old Dutch gellan, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

giller (Dutch): something hilarious; also something risible, something ridiculous

Definitions

  1. something hilarious; also something risible, something ridiculous

Ancestry of “giller”, step by step

giller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gillen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgillento yell, scream
2Middle Dutchgellento yell, scream
3Old Dutchgellan—
4Proto-Germanicgellanąto shout, to yell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gellaną →Every word from Old Dutch gellan →