Where does “gëllen” come from?

gëllen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gellan, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “gëllen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gëllen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gellaną →Every word from Old High German gellan →