Jell
/dʒɛl/noun
To become firm or set into a jelly-like state; also, to work well together or fit smoothly.
Did you know?The modern slang sense “to jell” grew out of the older literal sense “to turn into jelly,” a vivid example of how English turns physical processes into metaphors for harmony and manifestation.
Etymological Timeline
Late 19th Century
English
jell
“To become like jelly; to set or congeal.”
19th Century
English
jelly
“A soft, semisolid food or substance made by setting liquid with gelatin or pectin.”
Late 18th Century
French
gelée
“Jelly; a frozen or congealed substance.”
Latin
Latin
gelare
“To freeze, congeal, or make cold.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gel-
“To be cold; to freeze.”