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Where does “ȝellen” come from?

ȝellen (Middle English) comes from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

ȝellen (Middle English): To yell or holler; to make a loud cry or...

Definitions

  1. To yell or holler; to make a loud cry or...

Ancestry of “ȝellen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ȝellen”

  • yelling
  • yell
  • yeller
  • outyell
  • yelleth
  • yel
  • yellen
  • yell
  • ȝellynge
  • ȝelle
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