Etymograph

English

Giesel

Giesel comes from Old English *gīsl ‘pledge, hostage’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰeydʰ- ‘desire, wait for’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeydʰ-‘desire, wait for’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*geistlos‘hostage’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gīslaz‘hostage’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gīsl‘hostage’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150same form‘pledge, hostage’reconstructed
  6. EnglishtodayGiesel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeydʰ-‘desire, wait for’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*geistlos‘hostage’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gīslaz‘hostage’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gīsl‘hostage’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150same form‘pledge, hostage’reconstructed
  6. EnglishtodayGiesel

The story

German surname, from the personal name Giesel, shortened from several old Germanic names derived from the element *gīsl (‘pledge, hostage’).

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeydʰ-

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰeydʰ- / Giesel

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