Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “gerle” come from?

gerle (Middle English) comes from Old English gyrele.

gerle (Middle English): child, kid

Definitions

  1. child, kid

Ancestry of “gerle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgyrele—

Words derived from “gerle”

  • girl
  • girls
  • girlfriend
  • girlish
  • girlhood
  • schoolgirl
  • girlie
  • girly
  • cowgirl
  • showgirl
  • salesgirl
  • girlishly
  • girlishness
  • gurl
  • shopgirl
  • slavegirl
  • homegirl
  • girlchild
  • schoolgirlish
  • playgirl
  • bargirl
  • fangirl
  • girleen
  • housegirl
Every word from Old English gyrele →