Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (“hostage, pledge”).

Noun

*ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ (*gislaʀ /gīslaʀ/) m

hostage

Derived terms

ᚨᛊᚢᚷᛁᛊᚨᛚᚨᛉ (asugisalaʀ /⁠Ą̄sugīsᵃlaʀ⁠/, “God-hostage”)

Descendants

Old Norse: gísl
- Icelandic: gísl
- Faroese: gísli
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gissel, gisl
- Norwegian Bokmål: gissel
- Old Swedish: gīsl
  - ⇒ Old Swedish: gislan
    - Swedish: gisslan
- Danish: gidsel

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