Where does “gil” come from?

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

gil (Old Norse): ravine, gully

Definitions

  1. ravine, gully

Ancestry of “gil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgiljącleft; gully
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

Words derived from “gil”

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