Where does “gel” come from?

gel (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic gail, from Proto-Germanic gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos — frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

gel (Old Saxon): wanton, lustful; wicked

Definitions

  1. wanton, lustful; wicked

Ancestry of “gel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgailwanton; lustful
2Proto-Germanicgailazmerry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gail →
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