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
- to spawn, to give birth to; hollow, hole
Ancestry of “gjóta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gjóta | to spawn |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |