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Where does “gel” come from?

gel (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gelos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gel (Old Irish): bright; clear; white

Definitions

  1. bright; clear; white

Ancestry of “gel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgelosshining, white
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gel”

  • geal
  • gile
  • gealán
  • aolgheal
  • aongheal
  • gealóg
  • ceanngheal
  • gile
  • gealachd
  • bàn-gheal
  • geal
  • gile
  • giallee
  • fo-yial
  • gial
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