gellen
German (Berlin)
/ˈɡɛlən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (intransitive) To emit a clear, penetrating sound
- (intransitive) To be shaken by a sound; reverberate
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gëllen inherited from Old High German gellan (cry) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gellaną (yell, shout).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gellaną
Gloss
yell, shout
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- outyell English
- yell English
- yeller English
- yelleth English
- yelling English
- grollen German
- yell Dutch, Flemish
- yellen Dutch, Flemish
- *gʰel- Proto-Indo-European
- *gellaną Proto-Germanic
- giellan Old English
- ġiellan Old English
- ȝellen Middle English
- gella Old Norse
- gjalla Old Norse
- gjalla Icelandic
- gellan Old High German
- grollen Middle High German
- gëllen Middle High German
- *gellan Old Dutch