Where does “ȝyxynge” come from?
ȝyxynge (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 “ȝyxynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġeoxung | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġiscian | to sob; sigh; to hiccup |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | giskōn | to yawn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeys- | gaping, cracked |