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Where does “ġiellan” come from?

ġiellan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

ġiellan (Old English): to yell

Definitions

  1. to yell

Ancestry of “ġiellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgellanąto shout, to yell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “ġiellan”

  • yelling
  • yell
  • yowl
  • yeller
  • outyell
  • yowler
  • yelleth
  • yel
  • yellen
  • yollen
  • yellen
  • ȝellen
  • ȝellynge
  • yell
  • ȝelle
  • ġegollen
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