Where does “Allgäuerin” come from?

Allgäuerin (German) comes from German Allgäuer, from German Allgäu, from German gau, from Middle High German göu, from Old High German gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic gawją, from Proto-Germanic gaawja — whale, sea monster; abyss.

Allgäuerin (German): A female person from the Allgäu region or of Allgäu descent

Definitions

  1. A female person from the Allgäu region or of Allgäu descent

Ancestry of “Allgäuerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAllgäuera native or inhabitant of the Allgäu, a region in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany
2GermanAllgäu
3Germangau
4Middle High Germangöushire, district
5Old High Germangawi
6Proto-Germanic*gawi
7Proto-Germanicgawjądistrict, shire, region, area
8Proto-Germanicgaawjariverlands, lakeside land
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
14Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
15Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит
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