gogël

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *gāgul, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“oak, acorn”). Cognate to Lithuanian gìlė (“acorn”).[1]

Noun

gogël f (indefinite plural gogla, definite singular gogla, definite plural goglat)

  1. acorn
  2. knot

Etymology 2

Diminutive in -ël of *gogë (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *gag- (“small round object”)

Noun

gogël f (indefinite plural gogla, definite singular gogla, definite plural goglat)

  1. (small and round) object

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.179
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