Where does “gælla” come from?
gælla (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
gælla (Old Swedish): to yell; to resound
Definitions
- to yell; to resound
Ancestry of “gælla”, step by step
gælla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse gjalla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gjalla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gellaną | to shout, to yell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Old Norse gella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gella | — |