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

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

Words derived from “ȝyxynge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic giskōn →Every word from Old English ġiscian →