Where does “yell” come from?

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

yell (Middle English): Alternative form of ȝelle

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ȝelle

Ancestry of “yell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishȝelleA loud yell or noise; Alternative form of ȝellen
2Middle EnglishȝellenTo yell or holler; to make a loud cry or...
3Old Englishġiellanto yell
4Proto-Germanicgellanąto shout, to yell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gellaną →Every word from Old English ġiellan →