Where does “gaden” come from?
gaden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gaden, from Old Dutch gadon, from Proto-West Germanic gadōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
gaden (Dutch): to fit; to correspond; to belong with
Definitions
- to fit; to correspond; to belong with
Ancestry of “gaden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gaden | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gadon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gadōn | to fit, hold together |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |