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Where does “gaingiving” come from?

gaingiving (English) comes from English giving, from English give, from English foregive, from English fore-, from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren — passed , crossed.

gaingiving (English): A misgiving; an internal feeling or...

Definitions

  1. A misgiving; an internal feeling or...

Ancestry of “gaingiving”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgivingpresent participle of give; having the tendency...
2EnglishgiveTo move, shift, provide something abstract or...
3EnglishforegiveTo give ahead of time; give in advance
4Englishfore-Positioned at or near the front; Before; ahead or...
5EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
6GermanFahr—
7GermanFähreferry
8Middle High Germanverren—
9Old High Germanferranafrom afar
10Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
11Proto-West Germanic*ferrō—
12Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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