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Where does “agattjā” come from?

agattjā (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic ag-ad- ~ ag-at-, from Proto-West Germanic agu, from Proto-Germanic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oḱ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agattjā (Frankish): magpie

Definitions

  1. magpie

Ancestry of “agattjā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicag-ad- ~ ag-at-—
2Proto-West Germanicagumagpie
3Proto-Germanicagō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oḱ-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “agattjā”

  • agace
  • agace
  • agace
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