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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgjallato yell, to scream; to resound; to cry, to shriek
2Old Norsegjalla—
3Proto-Germanicgellanąto shout, to yell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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