Where does “gjalla” come from?

gjalla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gjalla (Icelandic): to yell, to scream; to resound; to cry, to shriek

Definitions

  1. to yell, to scream; to resound; to cry, to shriek

Ancestry of “gjalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjalla—
2Proto-Germanicgellanąto shout, to yell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gjalla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gellaną →Every word from Old Norse gjalla →