Where does “giall” come from?

giall (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gíall, from Old English ċeafl, from Proto-West Germanic kafl, from Proto-Germanic kaflaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

giall (Scottish Gaelic): jaw, jowl; hostage, pledge

Definitions

  1. jaw, jowl; hostage, pledge

Ancestry of “giall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgíalljaw; human pledge, hostage
2Old Englishċeafla bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek,...
3Proto-West Germanickafljaw
4Proto-Germanickaflazjaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaflaz →