Where does “gisla” come from?

gisla (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Gísl, from Proto-Germanic gīslaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

gisla (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of gissel

Definitions

  1. definite plural of gissel

Ancestry of “gisla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGísl—
2Proto-Germanicgīslazhostage
3Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →