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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *g(')heisl- ?
Meaning: hostage, prisoner
Germanic: [*gī́s-an- m.]; *gī́s-l-a-, -an- m.
Celtic: OIr gīall; Cymr gwystl, OCorn guistel Geisel, Bret goestl `gage, caution'; Gaul MN Congeistlus; Ir gell `Einsatz, Pfans' (< *ghislo-)
Russ. meaning: заложник, пленник
References: WP I 554
Comments: May be a borrowing from Celt to Germ.
piet-meaning,piet-germ,piet-celt,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,piet-comment,

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