Where does “gjel” come from?

gjel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gil, from Proto-Germanic gilją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

gjel (Norwegian Bokmål): a gorge or ravine

Definitions

  1. a gorge or ravine

Ancestry of “gjel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegilravine, gully
2Proto-Germanicgiljącleft; gully
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gilją →Every word from Old Norse gil →