Where does “géill” come from?
géill (Irish) comes from Old Irish gíallaid, from Old Irish gíall, from Old English ċeafl, from Proto-West Germanic kafl, from Proto-Germanic kaflaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.
géill (Irish): yield, submit; genitive singular of giall;...
Definitions
- yield, submit; genitive singular of giall;...
Ancestry of “géill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | gíallaid | gives hostages, obeys, submits; serves, is in... |
| 2 | Old Irish | gíall | jaw; human pledge, hostage |
| 3 | Old English | ċeafl | a bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kafl | jaw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaflaz | jaw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵep- | to eat, chew |