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Where does “gelpaną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gelpaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gelpaną”

  • yelper
  • yelpere
  • yelpen
  • ȝelpen
  • ġielpan
  • gielpan
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