Where does “*gelpan” come from?
*gelpan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gelpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Ancestry of “*gelpan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gelpaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |