Where does “ġicel” come from?

ġicel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic jikilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ġicel (Old English): icicle, ice; ice, icicle

Definitions

  1. icicle, ice; ice, icicle

Ancestry of “ġicel”, step by step

ġicel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic jikilaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjikilaza piece of ice; an ickle, icicle
2Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Proto-Germanic jekulaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjekulazicicle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “ġicel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic jikilaz →