Where does “igerigailu” come from?

igerigailu (Basque) comes from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

igerigailu (Basque): float buoyant device

Definitions

  1. float buoyant device

Ancestry of “igerigailu”, step by step

igerigailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque gailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegailudevice
2Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

via Basque igeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueigeriswimming
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →