Where does “gielpword” come from?

gielpword (Old English) comes from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

gielpword (Old English): boastful word

Definitions

  1. boastful word

Ancestry of “gielpword”, step by step

gielpword traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English worð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishworðword
2Proto-Germanic*word—
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Old English ġielp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġielpboasting, arrogance, pride
2Proto-Germanic*gelp—
3Proto-Germanicgelpąboasting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →