Where does “aðgæta” come from?

aðgæta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gæta, from Old Norse gæta, from Proto-Germanic ganhatjaną — to watch, tend, take care of.

aðgæta (Icelandic): to check, to examine

Definitions

  1. to check, to examine

Ancestry of “aðgæta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgætato watch over, look after, guard, protect; to...
2Old Norsegætato watch, guard, take care of; to take counsel
3Proto-Germanicganhatjanąto watch, tend, take care of
Every word from Proto-Germanic ganhatjaną →Every word from Old Norse gæta →Every word from Icelandic gæta →
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