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Where does “waidanjan” come from?

waidanjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

waidanjan (Frankish): to pasture, graze, hunt for food; get food; to...

Definitions

  1. to pasture, graze, hunt for food; get food; to...

Ancestry of “waidanjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “waidanjan”

  • gagner
  • gagne-pain
  • gagneur
  • gains
  • gagnable
  • regagner
  • gain
  • gajni
  • malgajni
  • gaaing
  • gaaignier
  • gângne-pain
  • gângn'nie
  • gângni
  • gain
  • gaigner
  • gudignar
  • gudagnear
  • gudagner
  • gudagnar
  • guadagner
  • genyen
  • gen
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