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English word jelly comes from Proto-Indo-European *gle-, and later Latin gelu (Chill. Frost.)
*gle- (Proto-Indo-European)
gelu (Latin)
Chill. Frost.
gelo (Latin)
I freeze, cause to congeal.. I frighten, petrify, cause to become rigid with fright.
geler (Old French)
(ambitransitive) to freeze. (intransitive, _, or, _, reflexive) to be very cold.
gelée (Old French)
jelly (English)
To make jelly.. To wiggle like jelly. (New Zealand, Australia, British) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.. (North America) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth [...]