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Where does “gailaz” come from?

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

gailaz (Proto-Germanic): merry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful

Definitions

  1. merry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful

Ancestry of “gailaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

Words derived from “gailaz”

  • geldgeil
  • geil
  • Geilheit
  • beregeil
  • bevergeil
  • bloedgeil
  • geil
  • geilig
  • gal
  • gheil
  • geil
  • geil
  • gel
  • geil
  • gail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →