Where does “géi” come from?

géi (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German gīga, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.

géi (Luxembourgish): steep; second-person singular imperative of goen

Definitions

  1. steep; second-person singular imperative of goen

Ancestry of “géi”, step by step

géi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German gīga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangīgafiddle
2Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—

via Old High German gāhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangāhisudden, quick, rash
2Proto-Germanicganhuzfast, quick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīganą →Every word from Old High German gīga →