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Where does “gerandi” come from?

gerandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gera, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gerandi (Icelandic): agent, performer; agent, subject

Definitions

  1. agent, performer; agent, subject

Ancestry of “gerandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgerato do; to make; to arbitrate, to determine
2Old Norsegerato do, make
3Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
4Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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