Where does “gá” come from?
gá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.
gá (Icelandic): to look, to see, to check; care, caution; bark,...
Definitions
- to look, to see, to check; care, caution; bark,...
Ancestry of “gá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 2 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | — |