gísl

Icelandic

/cistl/

noun

Definitions

hostage

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gísl inherited from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (pledge, hostage).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gīslaz

Gloss

pledge, hostage

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Gilbert English
kihlat Finnish
*gīslaz Proto-Germanic
gisl Old English
gísl Old Norse
gidsel Danish
Gilbert Old French
gísli Faroese
*gīsl gmw-pro
*gīsel Old Dutch
*gēstlos Proto-Celtic