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Where does “gellan” come from?

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

gellan (Old High German): to cry

Definitions

  1. to cry

Ancestry of “gellan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gellan”

  • gell
  • gellen
  • gëllen
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