Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵelu-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *ǵel- (“to swallow”).

Noun

*ǵelu-

1. leech

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Celtic:
  • Old Irish: gil
  • Welsh: gêl
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́aluš (see there for further descendants)

References

• Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 349