Where does “dzelt” come from?

dzelt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gel-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

dzelt (Latvian): to sting

Definitions

  1. to sting

Ancestry of “dzelt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgel-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “dzelt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gel- →