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Where does “gesäll” come from?

gesäll (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German geselle, from Old Saxon gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gesäll (Swedish): a journeyman

Definitions

  1. a journeyman

Ancestry of “gesäll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangeselle—
2Old Saxongisellioseller, giver
3Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gesäll”

  • kisälli
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