Where does “ȝeten” come from?

ȝeten (Middle English) comes from Old English ġēatan, from Proto-Germanic jahatjaną, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

ȝeten (Middle English): To give by grant; to confer, bestow; To give...

Definitions

  1. To give by grant; to confer, bestow; To give...

Ancestry of “ȝeten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēatanto grant; affirm; assent to
2Proto-Germanicjahatjanąto say ‘yes’, assent , consent, confirm, grant
3Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →