gisl
Old English
noun
Definitions
- a hostage
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (pledge, hostage) derived from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos.
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*gēstlos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gilbert English
- kihlat Finnish
- *gʰeys-tlo- Proto-Indo-European
- *gīslaz Proto-Germanic
- gísl Old Norse
- gidsel Danish
- Gilbert Old French
- gísl Icelandic
- gīsal Old High German
- gísli Faroese
- gīsel Middle High German
- *gīsl gmw-pro
- *gīsel Old Dutch
- *gēstlos Proto-Celtic
- gîsel Middle Low German
- gīsal Old Saxon
- *guɨstl Proto-Brythonic