Where does “Geess” come from?
Geess (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German geiz, from Proto-West Germanic gait, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.
Geess (Luxembourgish): goat
Ancestry of “Geess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | geiz | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gait | goat; thrush |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaits | goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰayd- | — |