English word jelly comes from Proto-Indo-European *gle-, and later Latin gelu (Chill. Frost.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gle- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| gelu | Latin (lat) | Chill. Frost. |
| gelo | Latin (lat) | I freeze, cause to congeal.. I frighten, petrify, cause to become rigid with fright. |
| geler | Old French (fro) | (ambitransitive) to freeze. (intransitive, _, or, _, reflexive) to be very cold. |
| gelée | Old French (fro) | |
| jelly | English (en) | 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 [...] |