Where does “gein” come from?
gein (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gína, from Old Norse gína, from Proto-Germanic gīnaną — to gape, yawn.
gein (Icelandic): first-person singular past indicative of gína;...
Definitions
- first-person singular past indicative of gína;...
Ancestry of “gein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | gína | to gape, open one's mouth wide; mannequin, dummy |
| 2 | Old Norse | gína | to gape; to stand before someone in a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gīnaną | to gape, yawn |