Where does “ȝoxing” come from?

ȝoxing (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeoxung, from Old English ġiscian, from Proto-West Germanic giskōn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- — gaping, cracked.

Ancestry of “ȝoxing”, step by step

ȝoxing traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeoxung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeoxung—
2Old Englishġiscianto sob; sigh; to hiccup
3Proto-West Germanicgiskōnto yawn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeys-gaping, cracked

via Old English ġiscung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiscungsobbing
2Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via Old English ġeocsung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeocsung—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic giskōn →Every word from Old English ġiscian →