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Where does “geisli” come from?

geisli (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz — staff, whip.

Ancestry of “geisli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip

Words derived from “geisli”

  • geisla
  • geisladiskur
  • geislaspilari
  • leysigeisli
  • geisli
  • geislabaugur
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz →