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Where does “*gelp” come from?

*gelp (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gelpą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “*gelp”, step by step

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