*ghel-

The root evolved in quite a few directions an particularly in German, it was quite a shift toward "slippery". Notable English members of that family are "gold", "yellow", "glitter", "gleam", "glass", "melancholy", "chlorophyl" and "glad"

This root gave rise to 21+ German words.

Word Family 21 words

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