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Where does “gjósa” come from?

gjósa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gjósa, from Proto-Germanic geusaną — to erupt.

gjósa (Icelandic): to erupt; to spout, to gush

Definitions

  1. to erupt; to spout, to gush

Ancestry of “gjósa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjósato gush, burst out
2Proto-Germanicgeusanąto erupt

Words derived from “gjósa”

  • geyser
  • geyserite
  • geyserlike
  • geysery
  • géiser
  • гейзер
  • geyser
  • Geiser
  • Geysir
  • geysir
  • gejzer
  • gejzírek
  • gejzír
  • gejzír
  • gayzer
  • Geysir
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