gísli

Faroese

/ˈkʊiʃlɪ/

noun

Definitions

hostage

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gísl 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
gisl Old English
gísl Old Norse
gidsel Danish
Gilbert Old French
gísl Icelandic
*gīsl gmw-pro
*gīsel Old Dutch
*gēstlos Proto-Celtic
*guɨstl Proto-Brythonic