Where does “gellen” come from?

gellen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gellan, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gellen (Middle Dutch): to yell, scream

Definitions

  1. to yell, scream

Ancestry of “gellen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gellen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic gellanąEvery word from Old Dutch gellan
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