Where does “gjóta” come from?

gjóta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

gjóta (Icelandic): to spawn, to give birth to; hollow, hole

Definitions

  1. to spawn, to give birth to; hollow, hole

Ancestry of “gjóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjótato spawn
2Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →