Where does “geil” come from?

geil (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

geil (Old Norse): narrow glen, lane

Definitions

  1. narrow glen, lane

Ancestry of “geil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

Words derived from “geil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailō →