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Where does “gella” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gella”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gella”

  • gälla
  • gælla
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