Where does “cielegicel” come from?

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

cielegicel (Old English): icicle

Definitions

  1. icicle

Ancestry of “cielegicel”, step by step

cielegicel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġiċel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiċelicicle, ice
2Proto-Germanicjikilaza piece of ice; an ickle, icicle
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Old English ċiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċielecold; coldness
2Proto-West Germanic*kali—
3Proto-Germanickalizcold, coldness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic jikilaz →