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Where does “ganet” come from?

ganet (Middle English) comes from Old English ganot, from Proto-Germanic ganataz.

Ancestry of “ganet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishganotgannet
2Proto-Germanicganataz—

Words derived from “ganet”

  • gannet
  • gannetry
  • gainéad
Every word from Proto-Germanic ganataz →