Where does “ġelǣr” come from?
ġelǣr (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lēziz, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
Ancestry of “ġelǣr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lēziz | empty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |