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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gelos →