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E 1023 YELL
The word " yell " is of
Germanic origin .
H 0388 ל י ג
Concept of root : express
exultation
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ל י ג
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gil
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to
exult, rejoice
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Related English words
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to yell
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ל י ג
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gil
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to exult, rejoice
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g . y . l
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Old English
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giellan ;
gellen
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to exult;
to yell
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g . l
y . l
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English
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to yell
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to yell
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y . l
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Middle Dutch
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gilen ;
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gellen
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ghilen;
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ghellen
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to exult, rejoice;
to yell
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gh . l
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Dutch
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gillen
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ghillen
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to yell
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g . l
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Old High German
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gellan
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gellan
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to yell
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g . l
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Old Norse
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gjalla
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gyalla
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to yell
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gy . l
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Proto-Semitic *GIL --- *GĬL, *GÈL Proto-Germanic < *GIL-, *GAL- Indo-European
There is a striking similarity, once more, between Hebrew and older Germanic words.
Note:
- English has frequently changed G into Y, either at the beginning or at the end of a word. This is also the case with "to yell". Perhaps this is one of the contributions from speakers of Scandinavian languages that have come to England as conquerors.
Note:
- Proto-Germanic. Most Germanic languages have abandoned this root that is still seen in English and Dutch. The table shows some older words that have gone out of use. Proto-Germanic probably had a form "*G I L-, though it also may have been "*G E L-.
There also existed verbs with a vowel " A ", like Old English "galan = to sing, call", Old High German "galan" and Old Dutch"galen = to sing, bewitch", Middle Dutch "galen = to make clamour, uproar" and Old Norse "gala = to sing, yell". They indicate a Proto-Germanic "*G Ā L-".
Related is the English word "nightingale", the bird who "sings in the night".
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. This root is found in Ugaritic and Tigrai and probably was already used in Proto-Semitic : "*ג י ל, G.Y.L".
Note:
- Indo-European.Besides from Germanic, there is some information from Slavic. Russian has "гал деть, galdetj = to make noise, uproar" and "гал деж , galdjozj = din, uproar".
A hypothesis for two related forms, "*G I L-" and "*G Ā L-" might be right.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 21/10/2012 at 18.57.01 |
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