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Where does “geal” come from?

geal (English) comes from Middle English gelen, from Old French geler, from Latin gelō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

geal (English): to congeal

Definitions

  1. to congeal

Ancestry of “geal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgelenTo solidify or geal
2Old Frenchgelerto freeze; to be very cold
3Latingelō—
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →