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
- steep; second-person singular imperative of goen
Ancestry of “géi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | gīga | fiddle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |