Where does “yellen” come from?

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

yellen (Middle English): Alternative form of ȝellen; to yell

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ȝellen; to yell

Ancestry of “yellen”, 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 “yellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gellaną →Every word from Old English ġiellan →
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