Where does “gjelle” come from?

gjelle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gjǫlnar, from Proto-Germanic gelunō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gjelle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gill

Definitions

  1. a gill

Ancestry of “gjelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjǫlnarlips
2Proto-Germanicgelunō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelunō →Every word from Old Norse gjǫlnar →