Where does “gicel” come from?
gicel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic jikilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
gicel (Old English): icicle, ice; ice, icicle
Ancestry of “gicel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | jikilaz | a piece of ice; an ickle, icicle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “gicel”