English
Yell
Yell comes from Proto-Celtic *yalom ‘clearing’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- ‘to throw’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₁-‘to throw’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*yalom‘clearing’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayYell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₁-‘to throw’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*yalom‘clearing’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayYell
The story
The name of the Shetland Island is from Pictish, cognate with Welsh iâl (‘pastureland’), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *yalom (‘clearing’).
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-
Today it means
name The second-largest island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- / Yell