Where does “gell” come from?
gell (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gjalla, from Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
gell (Icelandic): first-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “gell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | gjalla | to yell, to scream; to resound; to cry, to shriek |
| 2 | Old Norse | gjalla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gellaną | to shout, to yell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |