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Where does “Gorgonean” come from?

Gorgonean (English) comes from English ean, from Middle English enen, from Old English ēanian, from Proto-West Germanic gaaunōn, from Proto-Germanic aunōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Gorgonean (English): Of or relating to the Gorgons

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Gorgons

Ancestry of “Gorgonean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheanTo bring forth young; to yean
2Middle Englishenen—
3Old Englishēanianto yean, bring forth young , bring forth as a...
4Proto-West Germanicgaaunōnto lamb, yean
5Proto-Germanicaunōnąto lamb, yean
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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