Where does “gá” come from?

gá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

gá (Icelandic): to look, to see, to check; care, caution; bark,...

Definitions

  1. to look, to see, to check; care, caution; bark,...

Ancestry of “gá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
2Old Norsegeyjato bark
3Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

Words derived from “gá”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →