Where does “gackern” come from?
gackern (German) comes from Italian chiocciare, from Spanish cloquear, from Spanish -ear, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
gackern (German): to cackle to give the loud repetitive cry of a chicken; to laugh in a way reminiscent of this
Definitions
- to cackle to give the loud repetitive cry of a chicken; to laugh in a way reminiscent of this
Ancestry of “gackern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | chiocciare | to cluck |
| 2 | Spanish | cloquear | to cluck; to harpoon |
| 3 | Spanish | -ear | forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some... |
| 4 | Latin | -izāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |