gelH-
verb · to control, get power over
Attested in Germanic, Balto-Slavic, Armenic,
Reconstructions in Pokorny (1959)
3 gal-, or ghal- ‘to be able’
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern High German (dialectal) | keidel | Keil | |
| Middle Low German | kēl | enge Meerbucht | |
| Danish (dialectal) | kin | Spalte | |
| Middle High German | kil | Zwiebeldes Lauchs | |
| Modern High German | Kiel | Zwiebeldes Lauchs | |
| Bavarian,Bavarian German | auskielen | keimend die Schale, die Haut durchbrechen | |
| Latvian | zẽiju | hervorblühen, zum Vorschein kommen | |
| Lithuanian | žýd(ži)u | blühen | |
| Lithuanian | pražýstu | aufblühen | |
| Lithuanian | žíedas | Blüte, Ring | |
| Latvian | ziêdu | blühen | |
| Armenian | kitak | Stich, Punkt | |
| Armenian | kitvac | Stickerei | |
| Armenian | kcem | jucke, kitzle | |
| Armenian | kcanem | steche, beiße | |
| Old Icelandic | kīll | enge Meerbucht | |
| Modern Norwegian,Norwegian | keila | kleine Rinne, Kanal | |
| Old English | cinu | Ritze, Spalte | |
| Old Icelandic | kitla | kitzeln | |
| Old English | citelian | kitzeln | |
| amhd. | chil | porrus |
Reconstructions in Rix et al. (2001)
gelH- (verb) control, get power over
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian | kalaw | ergriff, fing | root aorist |
| Middle Welsh,Welsh | gellit | kann | nasal-infix present |
| Middle Welsh,Welsh | geill | kann | nasal-infix present |
| Lithuanian | galiù | können | perfect |
| Lithuanian | galė́ti | können | perfect |