ghebh-el-, -_el-, -lo-

English meaning                      weathercock; head

German meaning                     `Giebel, Kopf'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                 

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Gr. κεφαλή `Haupt, Ende, Gipfel', maked. κεβλή, κεβαλή, PN Κέβαλος; unklar γαβαλάν · ἐγκέφαλονἤ κεφαλήν Hes.; vgl. dazu Schwyzer Gr. Gr. I 70 f., Pisani RIEtBalk. 1937, 15 ff.;

                got. gibla m. `Giebel, Zinne', ablautend anord. gafl m. `Giebelseite; Spitze einer Insel'; ahd. gibil m. `Giebel, Pol der Erde'; gibilla f., gebal m., mhd. gebel `Schädel';

                toch. A śpāl- `Kopf' (: gr. κεφαλή), Instr. śpālyo-.

References                              WP. I 571, Feist 214, W. Schulze Kl. Schr. 252, 261.

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