Where does “geall” come from?

geall (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gell, from Proto-Celtic geldom, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

geall (Scottish Gaelic): pledge; mortgage; bet, wager

Definitions

  1. pledge; mortgage; bet, wager

Ancestry of “geall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgella pledge, a surety; a hostage; a stake, a wager
2Proto-Celticgeldompledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic geldom →Every word from Old Irish gell →