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Where does “gellaną” come from?

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

gellaną (Proto-Germanic): to shout, to yell

Definitions

  1. to shout, to yell

Ancestry of “gellaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gellaną”

  • yelling
  • yell
  • yowl
  • yeller
  • outyell
  • yowler
  • yelleth
  • yel
  • gellen
  • gell
  • gillen
  • yellen
  • gil
  • gälla
  • ȝellen
  • yell
  • ȝellynge
  • yollen
  • yellen
  • ȝelle
  • giellan
  • ġegollen
  • ġiellan
  • gjalla
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