Where does “gaga” come from?
gaga (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish gagá, from French gaga, from French gâter, from Middle French gaster, from Old French gaster, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
Ancestry of “gaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gagá | gaga |
| 2 | French | gaga | gaga (senile) |
| 3 | French | gâter | to spoil, ruin; to go bad, go off |
| 4 | Middle French | gaster | to waste; to destroy |
| 5 | Old French | gaster | to waste; to destroy |
| 6 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |