Where does “gille” come from?

gille (Middle English) comes from Old French gille, from Medieval Latin gillo, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “gille”, step by step

gille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgillea wine measure; wine measure
2Medieval Latingilloearthenware jar; A cooler for liquids
3Gaulishgallāvessel
4Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Old Norse gil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegilravine, gully
2Proto-Germanicgiljącleft; gully
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

Words derived from “gille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gallǭ →Every word from Gaulish gallā →